Chestnut-backed
Chickadee, Poecile rufescens
Diet
of the Chestnut-backed chickadee
The Chestnut-backed chickadee eats insects and
spiders gleaned from foliage, branches of trees. They especially
like conifers to forage in. They will even eat conifer seeds.
Migration of the Chestnut-backed chickadee
The Chestnut-backed chickadee is a year-long
resident in California, that is, it does not migrate.
Nesting
habitats of the Chestnut-backed chickadee
The Chestnut-backed Chickadee builds its nest
in an old woodpecker cavity or excavates its own cavity. They
usually nest in the lower part of the tree.
Range
of the Chestnut-backed chickadee
The Chestnut-backed chickadee is found along
coastal California from about Point Conception up into Oregon. It
is also found in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Habitat/ Plant community used by the
Chestnut-backed chickadee
The one time I have seen these birds they were
in a large chirping flock in dense willows near coniferous trees
within a quarter mile of the ocean.
Closed
Cone Pine Forest
Riparian
Redwood
forest
Douglas
Fir Forest
How to attract the Chestnut-backed chickadee
to your garden
The Chestnut-backed Chickadee likes conifers.
It would probably come to your garden if you were in its normal
range and you had a mature conifer. Some suggestions are Douglas
Fir.
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