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Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina · Common · +1 point per sighting
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Open woodland, lawns.
Diet: Seeds, insects.
Best time to spot: Dry trill from conifers.

When to look

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How rare is it?

The Chipping Sparrow sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the new world sparrows family.

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