Although the mean longevity of small passerines is not impressive (Farner, pages 397–449 in A. Wolfson, ed., Recent studies in avian biology, Univ. Illinois Press, Urbana, 1955), interest in exceptional cases persists (e.g., Kennard, Bird-Banding 46:55–73, 1975). Noteworthy in this respect is a Mountain Chickadee (Parus gambeli) banded 106-74819 by F. N. Folks at the Beaver Mountain Ski Area, 7400 feet elevation, in Cache County, Utah, on 13 May 1965. This individual was judged to be a male from his breeding behavior in 1965.