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Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) call
A hoarse chick-a-dee-dee-dee and a clear, falling fee-bee-bee whistle.
Listen to the Mountain Chickadee call
A field recording of the Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) by Tero Linjama, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Mountain Chickadee in conifer, montane and forest habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Mountain Chickadee
These birds belong to the tit family, like the Mountain Chickadee, so their calls can sound alike.
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
A fast, hoarse tsick-a-zee-zee, buzzier and higher than other chickadees.
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Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
A whistled peter-peter and a scratchy scolding chatter.
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Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
A bright 'tsee-tsee-tsu-hu-hu-hu' ending in a fast trill; scolding churrs at the feeder.
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Great Tit Parus major
A loud, ringing 'teacher-teacher' see-saw, plus a huge range of chinks and churrs.
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Coal Tit Periparus ater
A fast, high 'pitchoo-pitchoo-pitchoo', thinner and quicker than a Great Tit's song.
Questions
Questions about the Mountain Chickadee
What does the Mountain Chickadee sound like?
A hoarse chick-a-dee-dee-dee and a clear, falling fee-bee-bee whistle. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Mountain Chickadee?
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Oak Titmouse, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit and Coal Tit sound similar.
Where can I hear the Mountain Chickadee?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the Mountain Chickadee call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 8: Sierra Nevada. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Mountain Chickadee in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Mountain Chickadee comes in Level 8: Sierra Nevada. That Level is about pine and fir forest up to the high peaks.
Learn it with these birds in Level 8 of Birds of California
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Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
A nasal, tinny yank-yank, like a toy horn, repeated from high in the conifers.
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
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Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
A loud, sweet song of clear whistles and trills from mountain chaparral, and a sharp smack call.
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Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
A grating, drawn-out kraaa that rings across the high peaks.
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Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
A sharp, loud peek! and a fast, even rattle on one pitch.
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Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
A clear, piping, bell-like tew repeated in winter; a long, rich warbling song in spring.
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