Mountain Chickadee along lower Crystal Springs Creek
By Bob Wilson, CSCC Volunteer
Portland’s winter birding scene has been enlivened by an influx of Mountain Chickadees, giving many Crystal Springs residents—and other Portlanders—the rare opportunity to see all three of Oregon’s chickadees (including Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees) in their back yards. Mountain Chickadees, distinguished by a sporty eye stripe and a very hoarse call, normally hang out at higher elevations in the Cascades, and while they do make the odd appearance in Portland, to have so many around at once is a very unusual treat.
Portland’s winter birding scene has been enlivened by an influx of Mountain Chickadees, giving many Crystal Springs residents—and other Portlanders—the rare opportunity to see all three of Oregon’s chickadees (including Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees) in their back yards. Mountain Chickadees, distinguished by a sporty eye stripe and a very hoarse call, normally hang out at higher elevations in the Cascades, and while they do make the odd appearance in Portland, to have so many around at once is a very unusual treat.
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