>We met her in Anchorage on the day of their first snow for the year. Joined
>her for a look for Boreal Chickadee in a beautiful, quiet fresh snow
>landscape. Heard the bird but didn't see it.
>
Did you try "pshhing"? The boreal chickadees I saw in New Hampshire were
fantastically responsive to pshhing, some coming almost within arms' reach.

Rob Saecker
Olympia