Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Breeding Range. (Fig. 118). Fairly common in the Turtle Mountains, in wooded valleys along the Red, James, and Mouse rivers and their tributaries, and along one sector of the Missouri River (between Garrison Dam and a point about 10 miles below Bismarck): uncommon in the wooded deltaic sand area of western Pembina County, in the Pembina Hills, in the wooded hills and lake shores of the Devils Lake--Stump Lake area, in the Killdeer Mountains, and in wooded valleys along remaining portions of the Missouri River and its tributaries; rare elsewhere in the state.
Breeding Habitat. During the breeding season, this species is restricted largely to natural deciduous woodland including lowland floodplain forests along streams, lakeshore woodland around permanent lakes, and upland forests occurring on river bluffs, morainic hills, escarpments, and buttes.
Along the Missouri River below Garrison Dam, Edwin A. Hibbard found that breeding chickadees were more typical of late successional stages of floodplain forest (dominated by American elm, green ash, and box elder) than other forest associations.
Nesting. Probable breeding season: Late April to mid-July. An adult was observed excavating a nest hole during late April [1968] in Barnes County (C. Cink). Groups of flying, dependent young (7 records) were observed as early as May 26 [1971] in Stutsman County (RES) and as late as July 19 [1913] in Oliver County (S. G. Jewett) and July 19 [1967] in McLean County (RES).
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| Figure 118. Breeding Range of Black-capped Chickadee. |
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