The shaded area on the map shows where the Mountain Chickadee can be found and is all year round.
They brood 1-2 times a year with a clutch size from 5-12 eggs that look white, or white with reddish dots. The incubation period is 12-15 days and the nestling period 17-23 days
Their diet is mostly insects (spiders, beetles and more) seeds (pine seeds) berries and some fruit.
FEED
To attract the Mountain Chickadee to your yard with food, listed below are some food options these birds prefer.
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Peanuts
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Black Oil Sunflower Seeds |
Suet
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Peanut Hearts |
Mealworms
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Hulled Sunflower Seeds |
Nyjer
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Safflower
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FEEDERS
To attract the Mountain Chickadee to your yard using feeders, listed below are the type of feeders they prefer to use. The pictures below are some examples of each category.
PLATFORM FEEDERS
Any size, shape, or style can be used. All food mentioned above can be placed in a platform feeder. Also known as tray feeders and fly thru feeders.
TUBE FEEDERS
Any size, shape, or style of tube feeder can be used, designed to hold one or a variety of the following: Peanuts, sunflower seeds, nyjer and safflower.
HOPPER FEEDERS
Any size, shape, or design can be used, that can hold one or a variety of the following: peanuts, sunflower seeds, nyjer, and safflower.
SUET FEEDERS
Any size, shape, or style can be used, either a combination suet feeder with bird seed or a single suet feeder.
MEALWORM FEEDERS
Any style, shape, or size can be used, designed to hole mealworms
BIRDHOUSES
Any size, shape or style that has the interior dimensions closely related to a 4" x 4" floor, up to a 5.5" x 5.5" floor. Interior height of 8"-10". An entry hole that is 1 1/8" in diameter that is 6"-8" above the floor. You can place your nest box 4'-15' high facing the entry hole in any direction away from the most common wind direction.
The pictures below are some examples of birdhouse for Mountain Chickadee.
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