Tiny, greenish songbird . Both sexes olive above, paler below with 2 white wing-bars; yellow and orange crown-patch (in female, yellow only), bordered by black. Orange portion of male crown-patch concealed or may be absent in juveniles.
Montana Range
Observations in Montana: 4913
Montana CountiesBeaverhead, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Park, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Ravalli, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Valley, Wheatland, Yellowstone
Nests in forests with closed or open canopies, edges of clearings, or near water.
Diet consists of insects, mites and spiders.
Nest building has been observed in late March and young were seen out of the nest in late June. Near Fortine, dependent young out of the nest were noted on August 2 and 23. Nesting dates are probably similar to Colorado: June 25 to August 26.