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  Chipping Sparrow
In the southeast, Chipping Sparrows are common in open pine forests; in the northern and mountain states, they can be found in openings in the forest, along streams and lakes, in spruce bogs mountain meadows and in stands of jack or red pine.
Chipping Sparrows typically raise two broods, sometimes three in the southern part of their range.
The song of the Chipping Sparrow is a simple, dry trill, all on one pitch, so similar to that of both the Pine Warbler and Dark-eyed Junco that even the experienced observer can be fooled.
www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /chipping_sparrow_info.htm   (581 words)

  
 Birds, Familiar: Chipping Sparrow, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
In the summer of 1956 Robert Galati found two chipping sparrow nests near the tops of fl spruce trees in a mature fl spruce bog in Itasca State Park--one was 56.5 feet from the ground in a 58.5-foot tree, the other at 54.5 feet in a 56-foot spruce.
At Lake Itasca in summer the chipping sparrows often fed by the doorsteps where the table cloths had been shaken, and it was supposed that it would be simple to trap them with bread crumbs or oatmeal as bait.
The chipping sparrow is numbered among those birds that have been observed sparring with their reflection in a pane of glass (Forbush, 1929).
birdsbybent.com /ch31-40/csparrow.html   (6149 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) are fairly common in by back yard during the summer months.
Most of these images of Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) were taken at a local Community College.
Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) visit the bird feeders often but since they are small they would be chased away often Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) have nested near myhouse and I look forward to taking more pictures of them soon.
www.1000birds.com /reports_Chipping-Sparrow.htm   (168 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow
Observers speculated that this was due to competition with the increasingly common House Sparrow, introduced from Europe, and from spreading cowbird nest parasitism.
Chipping Sparrows begin to migrate in early October in the North.
The Chipping Sparrow is distinguished in adult plumage by its distinctive head pattern: rusty cap, white forehead bordered by fl; white superciliary stripe; fl ocular stripe, and gray rump.
www.birds.cornell.edu /BOW/CHISPA   (603 words)

  
 BML Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A chipping sparrow is a small bird with a reddish brown crown (top of the head) and an unstriped gray body.
The chipping sparrow's call is "zip" and its song is a rattle.
Chipping sparrows like to live in open woods, farms, towns, and along forest edges.
www.nae.usace.army.mil /recreati/bml/bmlchippingsparrow.html   (141 words)

  
 Bird Info — Chipping Sparrow [ "CSparrow.htm" ]
Chipping Sparrows are similar to other sparrows with rusty crowns but have a white supercilium and fl eye line in Spring and Summer.
The Chipping Sparrow is a resident of the southern US and Mexico with isolated populations in some Central American nations.
Chipping Sparrows are common breeders over most of North America, usually in close association with human habitations.
www.nevadaaudubon.org /BirdSites/CSparrow.htm   (808 words)

  
 All About Birds
A common small sparrow of yards, gardens, and forest openings, the Chipping Sparrow is probably best known for its dry, trilling song.
One of the smallest sparrows, it commonly nests in ornamental evergreens.
The Chipping Sparrow has benefited from the modification of North America over the last several hundred years; populations appear healthy.
www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Chipping_Sparrow.html   (169 words)

  
 Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Spizella passerina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chipping Sparrow nests up to 3.3 m (11 feet) high in a tree (preferring conifers) or shrub, or on the ground.
In the Southeast, the species most similar to the Chipping Sparrow are other sparrows that have a rufous cap during the breeding season.
The Swamp Sparrow winters throughout the Southeast and may be in breeding plumage prior to leaving in the spring or just after arrival in the fall.
museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/passeriformes/spasserina.html   (494 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow - Whatbird.com
Chipping Sparrow: Medium-sized, slender sparrow with fl-streaked brown back and pale gray underparts.
Chipping Sparrow: Breeds throughout most of the continent from Yukon, Manitoba, and Newfoundland south to California, Texas, northern Florida, and Mexico.
● Breeding and nesting: Chipping Sparrow: Three to five pale blue eggs, lightly spotted with brown, are laid in a solid cup of grass and stems, usually lined with hair, and built in shrubbery or in a tangle of vines.
identify.whatbird.com /obj/237/_/Chipping_Sparrow.aspx   (493 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chipping Sparrow is a common winter visitor to north and central Florida and, occasionally, south Florida.
The Chipping Sparrow inhabits the edges of woods, roadsides, weedy fields, pastures and fencerows, and suburban yards.
Stevenson and Anderson (1994) reviewed the history of Chipping Sparrow breeding in Florida, with the first record in 1912 south of Tallahassee and occasional sightings since 1941 throughout the Panhandle.
myfwc.com /bba/chsp.htm   (233 words)

  
 Birds » Wild Birds » Sparrow - Chipping Main Page
A friendly bird, but a solitary one, the Chipping Sparrow is a favorite among avid bird watchers.
Only a few populations of the Chipping Sparrow migrate, and when they do, they head straight south, preferring the warmer climes of Mexico and South America to the frigid winters of the Northern United States.
The Chipping Sparrow should be easily lured to your backyard, with the help of a seed feeder and a generous helping of bugs.
www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/wild_birds/wbd3862.html   (498 words)

  
 Sparrow
Description: Chipping sparrow has a bright brown cap on top of head followed by a white streak from beak to back of head.
Sparrow, chipping nest : These were the babies in the nest, however they may not be chipping sparrows.
Nesting Habits: House sparrows love to nest in bluebird boxes, squeeze into chickadee houses, and even try nesting in wren houses, as small as they are..
members.tripod.com /birdsnbutterflies/sparrow.htm   (482 words)

  
 Other Brown Birds: photos of house sparrows, house wrens, house finch, chipping sparrow, cowbird, carolina wren and how ...
Chipping Sparrow: smaller, mature adults during breeding season have a chestnut cap, strong dark eye line.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow: brown crown instead of the HOSPs' gray crown, and a fl spot on its cheek that the HOSP doesn't have.
The House Sparrow is a persistent enemy of many native birds, especially those which frequent the neighborhood of houses, or which nest in boxes, holes or other places prepared for them by their human friends.
www.sialis.org /otherbrownbirds.htm   (597 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chipping Sparrows are widespread and common, having adapted well to human-made environments (suburban lawns, parks, and golf courses).
In the southeast, Chipping Sparrows are common in open pine forests.
Chipping sparrows are common permanent residents in the Metro Atlanta area.
fsc.fernbank.edu /Birding/birdID/Chipping_sparrow.html   (88 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, is a small sparrow.
The Chipping Sparrow migrates to the southern United States and south to Mexico.
They are similar in appearance to the American Tree Sparrow.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chipping_Sparrow   (242 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina
Chippies nest throughout the United States; they even breed as far south as Nicaragua and as far north as southern Canada, and winter in the southern United States and Mexico.
Chipping sparrows are domestic birds that show little fear of humans.
Among the most insectivorous of all sparrows, their diet consists mainly of insects, supplemented by weed seeds.
www.yankeegardener.com /birds/chipping.htm   (181 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
photo of a bird that I tentatively identified as a chipping sparrow.
As you can see from the photo this is a very small sparrow, approximately the same size or just slightly smaller than the Goldfinch next to it.
After much consultation, advice and consideration, I have come to the conclusion that this is a Chipping Sparrow because of the exclusion of the possible altermatives, as follows:
www.dyesscreek.com /miscellaneous_pages/chipping_sparrow.html   (244 words)

  
 Birds and Nature: The Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Were it not for the English sparrow the yards of our country residences would be alive with these companionable birds.
In fact, the love for each other exhibited by a pair of these sparrows is remarkable.
Then, too, their attachment for the home bush, in which they have passed a happy season, is frequently shown by their returning to the same bush or one near by, not only the next season, but probably for several.
www.birdnature.com /dec1901/sparrow2.html   (304 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow ID Tips
Field Sparrow has a pink bill and white eye ring.
Swamp Sparrow has rusty wings and a dingy breast.
American Tree Sparrow has a dark breast spot.
www.nenature.com /IDTips/chipping-sparrow-idtips.htm   (146 words)

  
 The Aviary: Chipping Sparrow
This little plush Chipping Sparrow is made by Wild Republic and is part of their Audubon Bird series.
The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is about 5 inches long.
It is brown above and streaked with fl; the underparts and face are grey.
www.jeannieshouse.com /aviary/chipping_sparrow/chipping_sparrow.html   (141 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow Photos and Information
The Chipping Sparrow, or Spizella passerina, is extremely common in both the US and Canada.
It is most easily identified by its red-brown cap and the white stripe above a dark fl stripe which goes right through its eye.
Chipping sparrows can be drawn to both regular seed and fl oiled sunflower seeds.
www.lisashea.com /birding/encyc/chipping/index.html   (122 words)

  
 Birds and Nature: The Chipping Sparrow
The Chipping Sparrow visits the temperate regions of Eastern North America at that time of the year of which the poet Tennyson has said:
Chapman has truthfully said: "The Chippy is among sparrows what the phoebe is among flycatchers — the humblest, most unassuming member of its family.
The name Social Sparrow is fully as appropriate as Chipping Sparrow.
www.birdnature.com /dec1901/sparrow.html   (240 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Field Marks: A small, slim sparrow, widespread in woodlands, forest edges, and backyards, in migration and winter also occurs in brushy areas and along roadsides.
Breeding adults have distinctive rust-colored cap on head, white eyebrow, fl line through eye, dark bill; back reddish-brown with dark streaks; two white wing bars; cheeks, collar, rump and underparts plain gray.
Voice: Song dry chipping rattle or trill on one pitch.
pages.sbcglobal.net /whbauer/chipspa.htm   (103 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
12 June 1998 along Granite Springs Rd. E.D. The CHIPPING SPARROW is a common breeder throughout the woodlands of California, from oak savanna to high montane confirerous forests.
Migrants are widespread both spring and fall, but most Chipping Sparrows winter south of the state.
Most Chipping Sparrows I've encountered have been breeders in normal range or migrants.
montereybay.com /creagrus/CAlistCHSP.html   (207 words)

  
 Swamp Sparrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, is a medium-sized sparrow.
These birds forage on the ground, in the mud near the water's edge, in shallow water or in marsh vegetation.
The song of this bird is a slow monotone trill, slower than that of the Chipping Sparrow.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swamp_Sparrow   (242 words)

  
 Wild Republic presents Audubon Birds with real bird calls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
These tiny sparrows are found throughout much of the United States and Canada in a variety of habitats.
They are known for their familiar chipping sound.
They prefer to nest in trees, but may make their nests in shrubs quite close to human homes.
www.wildrepublic.com /pages/audubon/backyard/chippingsparrow.asp   (89 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In breeding, the sparrow looks like this: a small gray-breasted bird with a bright rufous cap, a fl line through its eye with a white line over it.
In winter they look like this: browner, not so gray-breasted, the cap and eyebrow line duller.
Chipping sparrows live in open woods, conifers, orchards, farms, and towns.
www.borg.com /~svcselem/sauquoit/clubs/wingers/fieldguide/chipping.htm   (70 words)

  
 Chipping Sparrow - Canon Digital Photography Forums
Thats a nice looking sparrow ngannet, love the warm colours to these also.
I really like this sparrow as it has a very orange crown and nice markings.
Yes, it's about the size of a house sparrow, just a touch smaller.
photography-on-the.net /forum/showthread.php?t=111232   (278 words)

  
 eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail
Upperparts are brown, streaked with fl; underparts, sides of face, and rump are gray.
Discussion The Chipping Sparrow's habit of lining its nest with hair has earned it the name "Hairbird." Formerly, it utilized horsehair, but with the decline in the use of horses it takes any hair available and will even pluck strands from the coat of a sleeping dog.
Originally inhabitants of natural clearings and brushy forest borders, these sparrows are now found in gardens and suburban areas and have become familiar songbirds.
www.enature.com /fieldguide/showSpeciesRECNUM.asp?recnum=BD0321   (251 words)

  
 Friends of Saguaro National Park - About Saguaro National Park: Chipping Sparrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fall and winter plumage has different head pattern: brown crown with fine dark streaks and pale median crown stripe, buff supercilium, pale bill with dark tip and brownish cheeks
In fall and winter, Chipping Sparrows are quite similar to Clay-colored and Brewer's Sparrows.
Remember that all animals found within the park are protected and are wild animals.
www.friendsofsaguaro.org /sparrow-chipping.html   (204 words)

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