In Praise of Black Capped Chickadees
At the same time, I suspect that most people largely ignore black-caps, don't give them much thought, simply because they are so common (those who put out bird feeders being exceptions to that rule). And because they're small and "ordinary," they're easy to overlook, easy to take for granted.
Here I'll show many of the ways that black-capped chickadees are in fact among the most extraordinary creatures with whom we share this northern landscape, their exceptional nature documented by researchers who've closely examined their lives."
Nature writer Bill Sherwonit proceeds to do exactly that in this wonderful piece.