The tiny Mountain Chickadee is a busy presence overhead in the dry evergreen forests of the mountainous West. Often the nucleus in mixed flocks of small birds, Mountain Chickadees flit …

The mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The specific name honors naturalist William Gambel.

Almost throughout the higher mountains of the West, this chickadee is common in the conifer forests. It is not always easy to see, because it often feeds very high in the trees. However, …

Jul 9, 2024 · If you live in the Mountain West, a vocal black, white and gray bird might be a black-capped chickadee or its closest cousin, a mountain chickadee. The two are similar in size, …

Tends to be in high-elevation mountainous areas with dry, coniferous forests. Active and acrobatic. Often in flocks with nuthatches and kinglets. Visits feeders. Learn more about …

Four subspecies in North America, plus another in Mexico—only 2 are field-identifiable. Nominate gambeli in the Rocky Mountains, the most wide-ranging subspecies, is tinged with buff or …

Mountain Chickadees are active and acrobatic, clinging to small limbs and twigs or hanging upside down from pine cones. In summer, they band together into groups of up to three pairs …

Mountain chickadees occupy mountain ranges with evergreen coniferous forests, deciduous forests, ponderosa pines, and shrubs. Looking at its silhouette, a mountain chickadee is a tiny …

Year-round resident of montane coniferous forests of west North America, primarily in areas dominated by pine, spruce-fir and pinon juniper. Occurs in mixed coniferous-deciduous forests …

The tiny Mountain Chickadee is a busy presence overhead in the dry evergreen forests of the mountainous West. Often the nucleus in mixed flocks of small birds, Mountain Chickadees flit …