Hi Mark. In my opinion, i don't believe that the white on the cheek extends far enough down on to the back and from the photo. I can see a bit of a gray wash exteding into the white on the back side where the black meets the white and gray. That area on a Black capped (especially when the neck is extended) should be more white. The wing (which I have found from decades of photographing Black capped Chickadee is a hard thing to capture in a picture. Angle plays a big part. Your bird from what I see has a good amount of white on it, but from the picture, I have seen Carolinas with as much white. I am seeing a much grayer over all bird and not a lot of black feathers in the wing.
I think you either have a Carolina, or a Carolina X Black capped. Just my 2 cents. Check out the pictures I have taken recently this year from Cecil and my bird feeder.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87591655@N08/8600361504/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87591655@N08/8504469260/in/photostream
Sean McCandless
Elkton MD
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