After a few days, the male and female both tend the young equally. Nestlings fledge when they are 13 to 17 days old but remain dependent upon the parents for food and protection. After two to four weeks, they attain complete independence. Although the number is uncertain, most pairs probably raise one brood each breeding season. Pairs will produce a replacement brood if a nesting attempt fails.
Pairs stay together on their territories over the winter.
They forage in mixed-species flocks with nuthatches, titmice, and woodpeckers. Little information is known about juvenile dispersal in this species.