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That Nest in BirdhousesSiberian Chickadee
Siberian Titmouse, Siberian Tit, Alaska Chickadee, Gray-headed Chickadee
Poecile cinctus
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
Species: cinctus
La. passer sparrow, small bird
La. forma form, kind, species
La. parum too little
La. parus titmouse, tomtit
La. -idae appearance, resemblance
Gr. poecile painted
Gr. poikilos colorful
La. cinctus encircled, wreathed
A large chickadee, about five inches long. Dark brown crown and nape. Sooty black throat. White sides of the head and neck widening to the back of the neck. Dusty brownish gray back, wings and tail. Light gray underside. Similar to Boreal and Black-capped Chickadees.
Siberian chickadees inhabit coniferous and mixed forests year around in Arctic areas of eastern Siberia, Scandinavia, Canada, and central and northern Alaska.
They forage in trees, shrubs and on the ground for insects, their eggs and larvae, seeds and fruit.
They build nests of grass, plant down, wool and hair in abandoned and natural cavities of trees and stumps from near the ground up to twenty feet in forests near streams. They will nest in properly sized birdhouses in the right places.
Females lay six to ten, more or less, white, sometimes speckled eggs which hatch after about two weeks incubation and young leave the nest in about another three weeks.
The Siberian chickadee birdhouse is the same as for brown-headed and pygmy nuthatches and chestnut-backed chickadees.
It has a 4″ by 4″ floor and a 9″ inside floor to ceiling height. The entrance hole is 1 1/8″ diameter and is located 7″ above the floor.
Ventilation openings are cut into the floor and under the roof. A hinged roof is secured with shutter hooks.
Assemble with corrosion resistant screws. Drill countersunk pilot holes in primary work pieces and regular pilot holes in secondary work pieces to reduce wood splitting.
Mount nest box on a tree trunk or hang from a tree limb from chest level to just out of reach, higher if necessary.
Place a few chips (not sawdust) on the nest box floor.
Remove the nest and clean the box well after the brood rearing season is past.
Nuthatches and other chickadees may use this box.
If you mount a winter bird warmer and occasionally lift the lid in cold weather, you may see several cuddling chickadees and possibly with nuthatches.
Siberian Chickadee Birdhouse
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Winter Bird Warmer
Siberian Chickadee
Siberian Titmouse, Siberian Tit, Alaska Chickadee, Gray-headed Chickadee
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Poecile cinctus
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
Species: cinctus
La. passer sparrow, small bird
La. forma form, kind, species
La. parum too little
La. parus titmouse, tomtit
La. -idae appearance, resemblance
Gr. poecile painted
Gr. poikilos colorful
La. cinctus encircled, wreathed
A large chickadee, about five inches long. Dark brown crown and nape. Sooty black throat. White sides of the head and neck widening to the back of the neck. Dusty brownish gray back, wings and tail. Light gray underside. Similar to Boreal and Black-capped Chickadees.
Siberian chickadees inhabit coniferous and mixed forests year around in Arctic areas of eastern Siberia, Scandinavia, Canada, and central and northern Alaska.
They forage in trees, shrubs and on the ground for insects, their eggs and larvae, seeds and fruit.
Siberian chickadees build nests of grass, plant down, wool and hair in abandoned and natural cavities of trees and stumps from near the ground up to twenty feet in forests near streams. They will nest in properly sized birdhouses in the right places.
Females lay six to ten, more or less, white, sometimes speckled eggs which hatch after about two weeks incubation and young leave the nest in about another three weeks.
Siberian Chickadee Birdhouse
The Siberian chickadee birdhouse is the same as for brown-headed and pygmy nuthatches and chestnut-backed chickadees.
It has a 4″ by 4″ floor and a 9″ inside floor to ceiling height. The entrance hole is 1 1/8″ diameter and is located 7″ above the floor.
Ventilation openings are cut into the floor and under the roof. A hinged roof is secured with shutter hooks.
Assemble with corrosion resistant screws.
Siberian Chickadee Birdhouse Plans
Drill countersunk pilot holes in primary work pieces and regular pilot holes in secondary work pieces to reduce wood splitting.
Mount nest box on a tree trunk or hang from a tree limb from chest level to just out of reach, higher if necessary.
Place a few chips (not sawdust) on the nest box floor.
Remove the nest and clean the box well after the brood rearing season is past.
Winter Bird Warmer
If you mount a winter bird warmer and occasionally lift the lid in cold weather, you may see several cuddling chickadees and possibly with nuthatches.
Nuthatches and other chickadees may use these boxes.
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Siberian Chickadee
Siberian Titmouse, Siberian Tit, Alaska Chickadee, Gray-headed Chickadee
Poecile cinctus
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Genus: Poecile
Species: cinctus
La. passer sparrow, small bird
La. forma form, kind, species
La. parum too little
La. parus titmouse, tomtit
La. -idae appearance, resemblance
Gr. poecile painted
Gr. poikilos colorful
La. cinctus encircled, wreathed
A large chickadee, about five inches long. Dark brown crown and nape. Sooty black throat. White sides of the head and neck widening to the back of the neck. Dusty brownish gray back, wings and tail. Light gray underside. Similar to Boreal and Black-capped Chickadees.
Siberian chickadees inhabit coniferous and mixed forests year around in Arctic areas of eastern Siberia, Scandinavia, Canada, and central and northern Alaska.
They forage in trees, shrubs and on the ground for insects, their eggs and larvae, seeds and fruit.
They build nests of grass, plant down, wool and hair in abandoned and natural cavities of trees and stumps from near the ground up to twenty feet in forests near streams. They will nest in properly sized birdhouses in the right places.
Females lay six to ten, more or less, white, sometimes speckled eggs which hatch after about two weeks incubation and young leave the nest in about another three weeks.
The Siberian chickadee birdhouse is the same as for brown-headed and pygmy nuthatches and chestnut-backed chickadees.
It has a 4″ by 4″ floor and a 9″ inside floor to ceiling height. The entrance hole is 1 1/8″ diameter and is located 7″ above the floor.
Ventilation openings are cut into the floor and under the roof. A hinged roof is secured with shutter hooks.
Assemble with corrosion resistant screws. Drill countersunk pilot holes in primary work pieces and regular pilot holes in secondary work pieces to reduce wood splitting.
Mount nest box on a tree trunk or hang from a tree limb from chest level to just out of reach, higher if necessary.
Place a few chips (not sawdust) on the nest box floor.
Remove the nest and clean the box well after the brood rearing season is past.
If you mount a winter bird warmer and occasionally lift the lid in cold weather, you may see several cuddling chickadees and possibly with nuthatches.
Nuthatches and other chickadees may use these boxes.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Birdhouse
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Winter Bird Warmer