The Assiniboine Park Zoo is a part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Saving Animals from Extinction (S.A.F.E.) North American Songbirds Program.
The Black-Capped Chickadee is found in the Winnipeg area all year round. These playful birds will hide food throughout the year in different locations and can recall thousands of these sites. The famous chickadee-dee-dee call coincides with threat. The more Dee's there are, the higher the threat that is present.