The Black-capped Chickadee with its bib and white cheeks are as identifiable by their looks as by their song. The state bird of Maine and Massachusetts resides as far north as Newfoundland and Alaska all the way to the middle of the US. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door)

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The feathered friends of Kahnawake must be just as confused about this never-ending winter as the rest of us, as the sparrows, downy woodpecker, chickadees and this charming killdeer flap around the community waiting for the flowers and fauna of spring.