Chipping Sparrow

For weeks now, walking along Salisbury Road, Blue Spring Road, Jackson Avenue, and Garfield Way, I have been picking up the dry, mechanical trill of Chipping Sparrows from the pines and conifers lining the streets. I started keeping a rough tally. Six, sometimes eight on a single walk. They are clearly there. They just rarely bother to show themselves. So I was not entirely surprised when one turned up in the sassafras tree outside the kitchen window. Surprised enough to grab the camera, but […]

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Chipping Sparrow - Island in the Net

For weeks now, walking along Salisbury Road, Blue Spring Road, Jackson Avenue, and Garfield Way, I have been picking up the dry, mechanical trill of Chipping Sparrows from the pines and conifers li…

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I Believe I Can Fly

This is a chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina), I took the photo yesterday or maybe the day before and happened to catch just as it was about lot leave this perch at just the right angle.

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The Bold Eagle

The stance of this little chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) gives the delightful impression of a tiny bird trying its best to imitate an eagle—chest lifted, posture proud, and attitude far larger than its size.

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Through the Branches

I really like this image of a northern cardinal and a chipping sparrow. It’s a shame the sparrow decided to look away—probably tracking the cardinal’s arrival. If its head had been turned toward the camera, I might have added it to my gallery. But it is what it is. C’est la vie.

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Brown-Hatted Chirper

I’ve got a good stash of chipping sparrow photos (Spizella passerina)—plenty worth sharing every few days or so. This particular one had wandered into my chickadee folder, misfiled but not forgotten.

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Grassland Encounter

Charlie and I spent a couple of hours outside yesterday, watching the birds and breathing in the cool air. I was hoping to spot something unusual—one of the odd species that sometimes pass through—but it was just the usual suspects for this time of year.

Still, there was a quiet moment worth noting: a sparrow and a cardinal sharing a patch of ground as they foraged. The cardinal found something—a grub or insect, maybe—and the sparrow turned to look, curious about the find. Not quite companions, but neighbors in the moment.

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Sparrow in a Pine Tree

This is a chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina), which I suspect has the largest population around here at the moment — though the goldfinches might have them beat. Hard to say for sure. There’s no official count, just what the eyes and ears suggest.

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Earth-Toned Watcher

I was hoping to catch sight of a Bachman’s Sparrow or a White-throated Sparrow—both nearby, according to Merlin’s ear. But alas, no luck today.

Instead, this quiet visitor arrived: a Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)**, the first to grace my lens this season.

More to come.

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