What is this bird?

Question

It looks like a chickadee and the same size, but has a black beak, white belly with charcoal back, wings and head.

It looks like a chickadee and the same size, but has a black beak, white belly with charcoal/black back, wings and head (no white on head). Boreal chix have white on their head, junco looks similar but has a pale beak.

I am in the Northeast and will try to include a photo soon!

Thanks to all : )

Answer 1

A Junco perhaps.
http://louisville.edu/~c0corb01/lab338webpage/dark%20eyed%20junco.jpg
http://education.luther.edu/calendar/february/junco.jpg

Answer 2

I'd say eastern wood-peewee; phoebes are a little big and nuthatches too blue and long. Dark-eyed junco may be a possibility but eastern "slaty" subspecies has pale bill. See links.

Answer 3

Maybe an Eastern Phoebe or an Eastern Kingbird? Hard to say without a photo!

Answer 4

Without a photo to look at, I am making some wild guesses here, based on your description and the region where you live.

Could it be an Eastern Phoebe? http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?shape=961&color=872&color=871&color=870&size=467&curRegionID=2206&Submit=Search&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1

or a White-breasted Nuthatch?
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=nuthatch&GroupID=&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=2

or a Black-throated Sparrow? http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?source=&parkid=&searchText=&allSpecies=&shapeID=961&lshapeID=0&curAbbr=&lastView=default&lastGroup=1&lastRegion=2206&lastFilter=4&lastShapeName=&trackType=&curRegionID=2206&size=467&habitat=&fruit=&color=872%2C+871%2C+870&sortBy=family&curFamilyID=®ionSelect=New+England®ionZIP=&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=29

Answer 5

boreal chickadee.

Answer 6

boreal chickadee?

Answer 7

where do you live?
it could be a few, I only have a Michigan bird book, try googling it, or buy a bird reference guide

Answer 8

picture please?