Unlike other parids (except for the mountain chickadee), it forages high in the canopies of tall conifers. This species is the smallest chickadee in North America. One of the 3 “brown-backed ...

And what’s a great way to offer all three? Plant small conifer trees for birds! Seed-filled or berrylike cones offer food for birds like crossbills, while dense branches provide four-season ...

The eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginicum) is an evergreen conifer common to our region. It does well in sandy, gravely, ...