How to Speak Chickadee! What are the chickadees saying near you? Chickadees are cute little songbirds that are very vocal In my region I have Black Capped Chickadees There songs are soft and short, and they sound like “Hey Sweetie” There companion calls, like most song birds, are just little chips And their alarm call is where they get their name from Chick a dee dee An interesting note about the chickadee alarm call is that the more dees at the end of the call the higher the perceived threat fr