A Caroline Chickadee Scary Sings in Our Backyard

A Caroline Chickadee siting on the branch

The Arctic storm hitting almost 70% of America in recent days. It was reported that temperatures reached record low in many places across nation.

We experienced temperature below zero, minus 4 (-4) Celsius or F 25 degree in Louisiana, deep south America.

Last night, wild birds “song” unusual, scary sound in our backyard. We recognized the sound from Chickadee bird.

We knew from literature that two kinds of chickadee look very similar:

- Caroline chickadee with Latin name Poecile carolinensis.

- Black cap chickadee with Latin name Poecile atricapillus.

It is believed Caroline chickadee live in the southern states such as:

- Texas

- Louisiana

- Mississippi

- Alabama

- Georgia

- Florida

A black cap Chickadee during winter

Since we live in Louisiana, southern state of America, thus we guess that Caroline chickadee birds are living in our backyard.

When temperature drop below zero Celsius degree, Chickadee sang like long whistle “feee beeee.” sound. Very odd sounds. Strange for me.

We thought that truck came to pick up garbage, but we wonder then:

- why the truck come at around 3 AM to 4 AM? Truck always come as early as at 5 AM.

- day was not garbage pick up day for our neighborhood.

Actually, sound could be signs of many things, some of them:

- aggressive behavior among bird members or pairs

- a predator approaches the bird

- an intruder come into the nest

However, recently scary Caroline chickadee bird sound makes us to reach the understanding:

- it could mean alarming that environment surround birds is uncomfortable, freezing.