Date: 2/26/26 5:22 pm From: Cindy McCormack via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Black-capped Chickadees sounding like Mountain Chickadees
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 <
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> 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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