2023 Bird of the Year – Black Capped Chickadee

We chose the Chickadee as the bird of the year for 2023 as they are seen all across and always seem so friendly and cheery with their calls.

Did you know that the Chickadee reputedly got their name from the fact that their calls make a distinctive “chick-a-dee-dee-dee”, though their normal call is actually “fee-bee,” and the “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” call is an alarm call. The number of “dees” depends on the predator.

These hand carved birds have flat backs and have a line attached to make hanging easier. Alternatively you can add a magnet to the back so that you can put it on your fridge.

The chickadee (specifically the black-capped chickadee is the official bird for the US states of Massachusetts and Maine, the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and the city of Calgary, Alberta.