Mountain Chickadee
Parus gambeli
Synopsis: Breeds extensively in tree cavities and (rarely) rock crevices in montane areas of the state, and in juniper and mountain mahogany woodlands. Most notable are the disjunct populations represented by records from southern Malheur County (Trout Creek Mountains, Oregon Canyon Mountains), and central Harney and central Malheur Counties.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1263657 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (256439 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (702844 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1502766 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (356234 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (73989 acres)
strong
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (311049 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (54084 acres)
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (427287 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (3065898 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (31070 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (16433 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4653841 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (126260 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (201479 acres)
W. Juniper Woodland (3553334 acres)
Aspen Groves (22267 acres)
Mountain Mahogany Shrubland (987 acres)
some
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (1712052 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (795992 acres)
lesser
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (715748 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (46825 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (15439 acres)

Relative Detectability: Easy to detect and to confirm nesting, usually by noting fledglings accompanied by adults.

Challenge: Determine if breeds in southern Coos and Douglas Counties.