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KDixon
1951
Parus carolinensis
March 8, 1 mi E College Station, 370 ft., Brazos Co., Texas
I heard a whistled song in oak woods at 8:20 see-too see-too and thought of a titmouse. Instead I found one long chickadee black-capped and biffed.
It also gave a call sicka dyee very rapid and slurred. The latter it repeated over & over as it moved away in oak woods.
9:12 chickadee singing from post oak chee-calee then "ticha ticha ticha bee bee bee" slurred together rapidly. Then reverted to the song the first 2 notes of which seemed to be connected cheeca bee a melodic "phoebe whistle" sort of song. Bird flew N across 60 yard clearing & continued to sing from woods there.
[see under P. bicolor - agitated chickadee calling kissadee dee dee at each burst of song "party party --" believed to be from P. bicolor]
Another individual singing "tea bee-tee dee-dee"
9:35 pair to the S working on twig back in post oak
occasional roll tail then "skibba-dee" from one
9:50 in woods S of road quarrel involving 2 birds particularly although a 3rd figured in - Lapid call "chee lee la bee" slurred together rapidly. 3rd bird seemed to be mate of bird doing most of chasing as "she" dodged bird which was pursued consistently "choo-lee caleb" given several times and also kissadee dee "drier". Fight continues to W - no particular break in woods.