With all this recent talk of Mountain Chickadee sightings at lower elevations, I was curious about MOCH nesting at these lower elevations during the summer? For the last two years, a Mountain Chickadee has nested in the same bluebird nest box at the historic Cedar Hill Cemetery in Castle Rock, Douglas County. The elevation of the nest box is 6,223ft and the small, quiet but historically significant cemetery is full of very old and tall spruce and juniper trees, which has likely attracted the chickadees to the area. These nesting records are provided to NestWatch each year but nowhere else. Just curious if it was unusual or not.
-Barbara Spagnuolo, Castle Rock, CO
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