Comments on: 7 Chickadee Calls & What They Mean (Chickadee Sounds Explained)

By: Brian Mertins

Brian Mertins — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:18:28 +0000

Thanks for sharing Sande! I’ve never heard it called “Yoo Hoo” before, but there are probably dozens of different ways to remember the chickadee song.

Some of it will depend on which species of chickadee is most common in your area. But they’re all valid ways of remembering that sound!

By: Brian Mertins

Brian Mertins — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:14:57 +0000

In reply to Jacqui. "Hey sweetie" is another common way of describing the chickadee song. I called it "Fee Bee" in the article above, but it's all just about what helps you remember. Someone else in the comments mentioned that know it as "Yoo Hoo".

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Sun, 29 May 2022 20:05:50 +0000

I live in Florida and we have chickadees at our feeder all day. If I’m not mistaken isn’t one of their calls
“Hey sweetie” or is that the call of one of our other birds?

By: Sande Phillippi

Sande Phillippi — Wed, 04 May 2022 15:18:42 +0000

In reference to the (Fee Bee) sound, here in the Northeast, we grew up hearing the Fee Bee call as “Yoo Hoo” which we associate with “Where are you?”, which we use when looking for each other (as in the grocery store). Usually when hearing “Yoo Hoo” it is normally a single chickadee looking for it’s mate, and can happen at any time of the year.

By: Darlene Blasing

Darlene Blasing — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:58:17 +0000

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting. Lately I’ve heard another sound from the chickadees that sounds very much like a quiet goose call. I thought at first it came only from a particularly precocious pair, but this morning it seemed to be coming from several birds, and quite a bit louder. I love watching these little birds.

By: Kevin Clements

Kevin Clements — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:46:50 +0000

Extremely helpful. I will pass this on to a bird watching group. I will likely buy you ebook (s). Thank you.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 23:06:02 +0000

Thank you so much for writing this! I learned so much about chickadees!

By: Brian Mertins

Brian Mertins — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:41:14 +0000

In reply to Alex T.. Thanks for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

By: Alex T.

Alex T. — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 22:16:49 +0000

Thanks for writing up this piece, Brian, I really enjoyed it as I just love chickadees!

By: Brian Mertins

Brian Mertins — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 15:24:46 +0000

In reply to Art Bliese. Thanks for sharing Art!