Chipping sparrow. The reddish cap might suggest a Chipping Sparrow, but this bird of the marshes is bigger and bulkier, a solitary skulker in dense cover. Migration is often in flocks and usually spread out over a long period in both the fall and spring. Birds leave in August on the west side, and in early September on the east side of the Cascades.

Often migrates in flocks. The tiny and cute chipping sparrow is one of the more commonly seen sparrows this time of year in New England. The nests, built by the female in 3-4 days, are also found in towns, parks and gardens. One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. I gathered this charming video of a Chipping Sparrow giving trilled songs at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. Their distinctive “chipping” call is the best way to find a Chipping sparrow in a tree for a photo opportunity. Minnesota Breeding Bird Distribution* In the early 1900s, Roberts considered the Chipping Sparrow a common breeding species throughout the state with the exception of the northern Red River valley.Confirmed nesting reports (nests with eggs) were available from Crow Wing, Hennepin, Isanti, Polk, Sherburne, and St. Louis Counties and from Itasca State Park. Pink-orange legs and feet. The young hatch after about 12-14 days, and fledge from the nest about 2 weeks after hatching.

I have found a few nests over the years (including this year) and I’m always amazed at how small the nests are. Unlike many sparrows, which are commonly associated with grassland communities, the Chipping Sparrow prefers open woodlands, the borders of natural forest openings, edges of rivers and lakes, and brushy, weedy fields. In winter they live not only in marshes but also in thickets and weedy fields away from water. In the Bozeman area, normal migration periods are from May 5 to June 10 and August 20 to September 25. Chipping sparrows are considered a resident to short-distance migrants.

I’ve never ventured close enough to see the eggs but I can imagine they are quite small, maybe jelly bean or marble sized.

Native to Eurasia and northern Africa, it has succeeded in urban and farming areas all over the world -- including North America, where it was first released at New York in 1851. In winter they live not only in marshes but also in thickets and weedy fields away from water. Short flight, alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. In 1929, Edward Forbush called the Chipping Sparrow “the little brown-capped pensioner of the dooryard and lawn, that comes about farmhouse doors to glean crumbs shaken from the tablecloth by thrifty housewives.” In much of the West, Chipping Sparrows disperse shortly after breeding to move to areas with better food resources.

At one time, when Americans were more rural, the Chipping Sparrow was well known for using horsehair in its nest lining. Northern populations of Chipping Sparrows (including those that breed in Washington) migrate, wintering across the southern US into Mexico. Another Chipping Sparrow is singing in the background, along with a Yellow-throated Vireo and a Northern Parula. Birds that breed to the north of Arizona, Arkansas, and Tennessee and all the way to the Arctic, will fly south to Baja, California, Mexico, and Florida. Habitat. Unlike many sparrows, which are commonly associated with grassland communities, the Chipping Sparrow prefers open woodlands, the borders of natural forest openings, edges of rivers and lakes, and brushy, weedy fields. She lays between 2 and 6 eggs, and she alone incubates them. In the southern United States and the mountains of Central America, these birds will typically remain year-round.

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