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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
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BirdsIn Erie County, Ohio

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Black-capped Chickadee in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paridae
Genus
Poecile
Near Erie County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 63. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (25)
  • Within its mapped range (28)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (25)
  • Recorded, season not shown (10)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Black-capped Chickadee by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County240 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Geauga County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Lorain County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County68 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County99 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Portage County47 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark County75 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County439 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Erie County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 29 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Erie County · records of all species each week, 14,434 in all

Records per week from 29 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Black-capped Chickadee in Erie County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Black-capped ChickadeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–103347
Jan 11–172175
Jan 18–242252
Jan 25–311167
Feb 1–71170
Feb 8–140021
Feb 15–210052
Feb 22–280060
Mar 1–71190
Mar 8–141190
Mar 15–210079
Mar 22–281193
Mar 29 – Apr 40082
Apr 5–1132499
Apr 12–1821555
Apr 19–2533531
Apr 26 – May 222590
May 3–922519
May 10–1622765
May 17–2311697
May 24–3000548
May 31 – Jun 600427
Jun 7–1300381
Jun 14–2000384
Jun 21–2700273
Jun 28 – Jul 400316
Jul 5–1100605
Jul 12–1800329
Jul 19–2500514
Jul 26 – Aug 100527
Aug 2–800409
Aug 9–1500422
Aug 16–2200699
Aug 23–2900309
Aug 30 – Sep 500440
Sep 6–1200392
Sep 13–1900444
Sep 20–2600398
Sep 27 – Oct 300248
Oct 4–1000260
Oct 11–1700148
Oct 18–2400176
Oct 25–3111161
Nov 1–700149
Nov 8–140078
Nov 15–210049
Nov 22–280072
Nov 29 – Dec 51171
Dec 6–120027
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260054
Dec 27 – Jan 20061

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,757 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,757 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Black-capped Chickadee in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Black-capped ChickadeeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–105186,211
Jan 11–1759105,146
Jan 18–244684,645
Jan 25–313794,698
Feb 1–75396,023
Feb 8–144395,888
Feb 15–2152105,436
Feb 22–283466,846
Mar 1–74298,321
Mar 8–14461010,384
Mar 15–2131812,620
Mar 22–2829913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 432819,661
Apr 5–1157926,860
Apr 12–1873939,925
Apr 19–25581041,623
Apr 26 – May 293956,391
May 3–980952,952
May 10–1663953,785
May 17–2331957,698
May 24–3025954,651
May 31 – Jun 69753,099
Jun 7–139553,700
Jun 14–2019656,625
Jun 21–278655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416758,477
Jul 5–1112761,336
Jul 12–184364,722
Jul 19–2527669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 116559,416
Aug 2–820759,712
Aug 9–1511755,994
Aug 16–2214754,328
Aug 23–2923751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 514657,167
Sep 6–1214759,075
Sep 13–1928954,543
Sep 20–2626645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 323943,180
Oct 4–1022937,841
Oct 11–1722930,824
Oct 18–2425821,156
Oct 25–3121819,021
Nov 1–720714,172
Nov 8–1438912,621
Nov 15–2148107,965
Nov 22–283598,136
Nov 29 – Dec 53486,083
Dec 6–123176,004
Dec 13–1931105,423
Dec 20–262785,661
Dec 27 – Jan 27598,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensisOften confused in Ohio: 161 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus240 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis125 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis122 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor48 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed53%49%
Forest34%31%
Wetland8%5%
Farmland5%11%
Open water0.7%3%
Grassland and shrub0.4%0.9%

From 730 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,757 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.