Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus (Forster, 1772)Reviewable (MD/DCRC)    Synonyms: BOCH, Hudsonian Chickadee.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Passeriformes   >   Family Paridae   >   Genus Poecile   

Status:

Maryland's most recent accepted record actually successfully wintered at Back River WWTP, Baltimore County. It was banded and well-documented from December 1977 to April 1978 (MD/DCRC #1987-001). The previous record was from a nursery in Montgomery County in 1954.

Description:

Note brownish cap, gray nape, brown back, and rufous flanks. Voice is distinctive.

Where to find:

Baxter State Park, Maine

There are 8 records in the project database.

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A Boreal Chickadee at Back River WWTP, Baltimore County, Maryland (3/11/1978). Found by Jim Stasz. Photo by Bob Ringler. (MBP list)

Boreal Chickadee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/11/1978). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Boreal Chickadee being banded in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/11/1978). Photo by Ed Boyd. (MBP list)

Boreal Chickadee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/11/1978). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Boreal Chickadee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/11/1978). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Boreal Chickadee in St. Louis Co., Minnesota (2/4/2013). Photo by Chris Wood. (MBP list)

A Boreal Chickadee in St. Louis Co., Minnesota (2/3/2008). Photo by Chris Wood. (MBP list)


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