“Tshcick-a-dee-dee” Chickadees

<p><em>I always hear chickadees singing.</em></p> <p>In northwest Alaska, the Inupiaq people know these birds as&nbsp;<em>iknisailaq&nbsp;</em>(boreal chickadee) and&nbsp;<em>misikaaġaq&nbsp;</em>(black-capped chickadee). And in Yupik, the chickadee&rsquo;s voice translates to&nbsp;<em>cikepiipiiq&nbsp;</em>(also the Yupik name for the bird itself).</p> <p><em>Uksullaq</em>, the Alutiiq word for the black-capped chickadee, means &ldquo;winter one&rdquo; &mdash; a nod to their year-round presence and cold hardy abilities.</p> <p><a href="https://alaskausfws.medium.com/tshcick-a-dee-dee-chickadees-276d91c6b12a"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>