[Tweeters] Black-capped Chickadees sounding like Mountain Chickadees

[Cindy McCormack via Tweeters]

I've noticed that Mountain Chickadees in eastern Oregon (I think near
Sisters, if I remember correctly) sing like Black-capped Chickadees (where
Black-capped Chickadee are rare. Maybe the app is using the sonogram from
an area like this. (?)

Cindy


On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM Eric Ellingson via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Hello,

>

> I'm wondering if anyone knows much about Black-capped Chickadees sounding

> like Mountain Chickadees. I seem to remember reading somewhere that if the

> BCCH are raised near the MOCH they can pick up a "dialect". The reason I'm

> asking is because two of the Bird Sound Identification apps have given me

> MOCH when I definitely don't see them around in the Blaine, WA area. I'm

> not saying it is improbable, just not expected.

> Merlin has done this before and recently BirdNET gives a 89% confidence

> rating. I have a good sonogram showing the sound. Anyway, ideas? Anyone

> wanting the recording can DM me.

>

> Eric Ellingson

>

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