Perching

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambelii

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.

Female | Robert Shantz

Male | Oliver Niehuis

Fir forest

Oak-pine woodland

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Bird Sound Type: Chirping
Sex of Bird: Male

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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: July 13, 2017
Date accessed: November 13, 2019
Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Mountain Chickadee. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved November 13, 2019 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

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

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Dr. Biology. "Mountain Chickadee". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 13 Nov 2019. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/mountain-chickadee

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