Poecile hudsonicus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) is a small passerine songbird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and the northern United States and remains within this range all year. This bird is known for its high pitched trill patterns used in communication with other birds and food storage habits in preparation for winter months.
Adults are 12.5–14.5 cm (4.9–5.7 in) long with a weight of 7–12.4 g (0.25–0.44 oz). They have grey-brown upperparts with a brown cap and greyish wings and tail; their face is mainly grey with white on the sides. Their underparts are white with brown on the flanks and a black throat. They have a short dark bill, short wings and a long notched tail. Their flight consists of brief gliding patterns followed by fast and bouncy wing beats as they travel through the air.
The call is a husky tsee-day-day, as well as a high pitched trill sound, dididididididi a variant on the call which gives chickadees their name. This call is composed of five distinct note-type categories consisting of A, B, C, D and D-hybrid with the beginning and end note both displaying a high frequency pitch... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Chickadee sighting in Wood Buffalo National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 59 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boreal Chickadee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Boreal Chickadee sightings, Wood Buffalo National Park ranks 10th at about 20%. The best odds are in Denali National Park (United States, about 50%), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 50%) and Kluane National Park (Canada, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boreal Chickadee is recorded against all the birds logged in Wood Buffalo National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
