Chickadees of all varieties are year-round residents in their specific ranges, and the mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is common in the western mountain regions, particularly in coniferous forests. Chickadees will visit backyard birdfeeders for seed and seed-suet mixes. The black-capped chickadee, the most common northern chickadee, as well as the southeastern Carolina chickadee, will also visit backyards for similar foods, and all of these lively birds will forage in trees with quick flits and jumps from branch to branch.

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