Sexes similar for the most part. Only difference is males have a bright red spot on the back of their head. White and black striped face. White under-belly with black and white checked wings. Relatively small size with smaller, stubbier bill.
Montana Range
Observations in Montana: 993
Montana Counties, Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Musselshell, Park, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Yellowstone
In Bozeman area, vertical movements observed in fall.
Prefers open riparian and deciduous woodlands throughout its entire range. Also uses wooden human-made structures in urban areas.
Diet consists of insects, fruits, seeds, and tree sap.
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Flying young seen in Jul near Fortine . Statewide nesting occurs in Jun. Possible multiple broods with four to five eggs per brood. Incubation period twelve days. Young able to fly 20-25 days after hatch.