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Ask a wildlife biologist features popular songbird: How many eggs does a chickadee lay?

• Reference: Underwood, A. 2026. Ask a wildlife biologist features popular songbird: How many eggs does a chickadee lay? Alaska Fish & Wildlife News, May 2026. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=4166
• Audiences: Child or Youth or Student, General Public, Teacher or Educator, Wildlife Viewer
• Authors: Arin Underwood
• Keywords: Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus, Boreal chickadee, Poecile hudsonicus, Chestnut-backed chickadee, Poecile rufescens, Grey-headed chickadee, Gray-headed chickadee, Poecile cinctus, nesting, egg-laying
• Link: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=4166
• Programs: Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity Program (TED), Wildlife Information
• Publication Types: News Article
• Regions: Statewide
• Species: Black-Capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, Chestnut-Backed Chickadee, Gray-Headed Chickadee
• Species Categories: Birds
• Title: Ask a wildlife biologist features popular songbird: How many eggs does a chickadee lay?
• Topics: Birding
• Year: 2026

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