My 8 that fledged this summer did not look different than adults, and neither did the 5 we had in rehab that I released. I have never seen a MOCH look like your pics. That being said, we did have a nestful of robins that all 5 of them had more white markings on them than typical for robins last summer....
Kathy Miller Colo springs rehab assistant > On Jul 8, 2021, at 9:08 AM, Barbara Spagnuolo <[email protected]> wrote: > > An individual living near downtown Castle Rock, Douglas County, recently > noticed strange-looking chickadees in her backyard. The two birds are > definitely chickadees but the adult seems to be missing plumage on its head, > as if it’s molting, but definitely has a black chin. The adult has been seen > feeding a juvenile chickadee with markings that resemble a mix of Mountain > Chickadee and Boreal Chickadee. The juvenile clearly has a black chin, black > eye patch, white eyebrow, brown cap and brown scapulars. It just looks like a > MOCH x BOCH hybrid, which is highly unlikely but I can’t find any > documentation of Mountain Chickadee fledglings with brown caps. But here are > a few pics of the juvenile. The sighting is in a residential backyard just > east of historic downtown Castle Rock, elevation approximately 6202’ with > lots of tall spruces, junipers, chokecherry shrubs and other mature > vegetation. Do Mountain Chickadee fledglings have brown caps? > <image005.png> <image006.png> > > Barbara Spagnuolo, Castle Rock, Douglas County > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/076a8feb2d9d4c9da93f58552b2bef7f%40crgov.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/20E2DDA8-1691-43A1-9608-6A1C3030F85A%40aol.com.
