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Chipping Sparrow


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The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is 5.5 inches long.  It has light brown upperparts with brown or black streaking, gray underparts, 2 white wing bars, a chestnut cap, a black bill, a black line that extends from the bill through the eye to the ear, and a white supercilium.  This is a tame, approachable sparrow that can sometimes be tamed to take seeds from a human hand.

The song is a repetitive series of dry chip notes all on the same pitch. 

The Chipping Sparrow is common in open coniferous-deciduous forests, open areas, lawns, and short grassy fields.  It eats seeds, insects, and caterpillars.

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