
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
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)
Counties as a table
| County | Records | In mapped range |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Allen County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Ashland County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Ashtabula County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Athens County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Auglaize County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Belmont County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Brown County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Butler County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Carroll County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Champaign County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Clark County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Clermont County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Clinton County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Columbiana County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Coshocton County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Crawford County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Cuyahoga County | 240 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Darke County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Defiance County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Delaware County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Erie County | 29 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Fairfield County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Fayette County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Franklin County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Fulton County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Gallia County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Geauga County | 36 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Greene County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Guernsey County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Hamilton County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Hancock County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Hardin County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Harrison County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Henry County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Highland County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Hocking County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Holmes County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Huron County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Jackson County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Jefferson County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Knox County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Lake County | 35 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Lawrence County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Licking County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Logan County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Lorain County | 46 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Lucas County | 68 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Madison County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Mahoning County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Marion County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Medina County | 99 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Meigs County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Mercer County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Miami County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Monroe County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Montgomery County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Morgan County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Morrow County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Muskingum County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Noble County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Ottawa County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Paulding County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Perry County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Pickaway County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Pike County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Portage County | 47 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Preble County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Putnam County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Richland County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Ross County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Sandusky County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Scioto County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Seneca County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Shelby County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Stark County | 75 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Summit County | 439 · Recorded, season not shown | Yes: year-round |
| Trumbull County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Tuscarawas County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Union County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Van Wert County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Vinton County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Warren County | No qualifying records yet | No |
| Washington County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
| Wayne County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Williams County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Wood County | Recorded, too few records for a result | Yes: year-round |
| Wyandot County | No qualifying records yet | Yes: year-round |
Season
When it is recorded
In Henry County
Not enough evidence
In Ohio
Recorded all year
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.
Show as a table
| Week | Records of Black-capped Chickadee | Years recorded | Records of all species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4–10 | 51 | 8 | 6,211 |
| Jan 11–17 | 59 | 10 | 5,146 |
| Jan 18–24 | 46 | 8 | 4,645 |
| Jan 25–31 | 37 | 9 | 4,698 |
| Feb 1–7 | 53 | 9 | 6,023 |
| Feb 8–14 | 43 | 9 | 5,888 |
| Feb 15–21 | 52 | 10 | 5,436 |
| Feb 22–28 | 34 | 6 | 6,846 |
| Mar 1–7 | 42 | 9 | 8,321 |
| Mar 8–14 | 46 | 10 | 10,384 |
| Mar 15–21 | 31 | 8 | 12,620 |
| Mar 22–28 | 29 | 9 | 13,949 |
| Mar 29 – Apr 4 | 32 | 8 | 19,661 |
| Apr 5–11 | 57 | 9 | 26,860 |
| Apr 12–18 | 73 | 9 | 39,925 |
| Apr 19–25 | 58 | 10 | 41,623 |
| Apr 26 – May 2 | 93 | 9 | 56,391 |
| May 3–9 | 80 | 9 | 52,952 |
| May 10–16 | 63 | 9 | 53,785 |
| May 17–23 | 31 | 9 | 57,698 |
| May 24–30 | 25 | 9 | 54,651 |
| May 31 – Jun 6 | 9 | 7 | 53,099 |
| Jun 7–13 | 9 | 5 | 53,700 |
| Jun 14–20 | 19 | 6 | 56,625 |
| Jun 21–27 | 8 | 6 | 55,361 |
| Jun 28 – Jul 4 | 16 | 7 | 58,477 |
| Jul 5–11 | 12 | 7 | 61,336 |
| Jul 12–18 | 4 | 3 | 64,722 |
| Jul 19–25 | 27 | 6 | 69,753 |
| Jul 26 – Aug 1 | 16 | 5 | 59,416 |
| Aug 2–8 | 20 | 7 | 59,712 |
| Aug 9–15 | 11 | 7 | 55,994 |
| Aug 16–22 | 14 | 7 | 54,328 |
| Aug 23–29 | 23 | 7 | 51,772 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 5 | 14 | 6 | 57,167 |
| Sep 6–12 | 14 | 7 | 59,075 |
| Sep 13–19 | 28 | 9 | 54,543 |
| Sep 20–26 | 26 | 6 | 45,860 |
| Sep 27 – Oct 3 | 23 | 9 | 43,180 |
| Oct 4–10 | 22 | 9 | 37,841 |
| Oct 11–17 | 22 | 9 | 30,824 |
| Oct 18–24 | 25 | 8 | 21,156 |
| Oct 25–31 | 21 | 8 | 19,021 |
| Nov 1–7 | 20 | 7 | 14,172 |
| Nov 8–14 | 38 | 9 | 12,621 |
| Nov 15–21 | 48 | 10 | 7,965 |
| Nov 22–28 | 35 | 9 | 8,136 |
| Nov 29 – Dec 5 | 34 | 8 | 6,083 |
| Dec 6–12 | 31 | 7 | 6,004 |
| Dec 13–19 | 31 | 10 | 5,423 |
| Dec 20–26 | 27 | 8 | 5,661 |
| Dec 27 – Jan 2 | 75 | 9 | 8,459 |
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 cover | Its recordsAll Ohio records |
|---|---|
| Developed | 53%49% |
| Forest | 34%31% |
| Wetland | 8%5% |
| Farmland | 5%11% |
| Open water | 0.7%3% |
| Grassland and shrub | 0.4%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.
- iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 1,753 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
- iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 4 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13
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.