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Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambelii


Perching

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Length: 5 in. (13 cm )

Usually restricted to mountainous coniferous forest, only during especially harsh winters does the Mountain Chickadee descend to lower elevation riparian areas and broad-leafed forests for a month or so. This species commonly occurs in large mixed species foraging flocks with nuthatches, warblers, sparrows, juncoes, and bushtits, where they look for insects and seeds. Its nest is in a tree cavity

The four-digit banding code is MOCH.


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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Mountain Chickadee
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Mountain Chickadee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Mountain Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Mountain Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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