The Carolina Chickadee is the chickadee of the Southeast. It is similar in appearance to its northern counterpart, the Black-capped Chickadee. These two species often produce hybrid young when they intermingle and mate. It looks like there is only one egg visible in the nest. It is possible that there are two more that are hidden.
Eggs are smooth and white with brown spots concentrated at one end.
April 1 - During egg laying the female covers the eggs with nesting material when she leaves the nest. Often people monitoring nest boxes will report that no eggs were seen when actually, they are hidden under the nesting material. Females lay one egg every day and usually have between 5 and 8 eggs. March 29 - One day later a Carolina Chickadee is seen building a nest. Carolina Chickadees prefer to excavate their own nest cavities in old trees or snags and are only rarely seen using nest boxes.