Mildmilton 194 Chestnut Backed Chickadee June (con'd) was about 5 feet from the ground. Upon examination, I found six fledgeling chickadees crowled into a pocket like nest about six inches below the opening in the stump. The pocket was about as large as my fist. The fledgelings had a complete set of juvenile feathers but could not fly yet. The parents set up a "racket" in protest. They both remained within 15 feet of the nest, hopping from branch to branch in the goose berry bushes around the nest, giving their "chuckadee" frequently and much more forcefully than before. Three minutes after I had ceased examining the nest they commenced feed- ing the young as before. The nest was lined with bits matted hair fibres and feathers.