September 11, 2014

Chipping Sparrow

I sometimes despair of ever being able to identify all the different kinds of sparrows, but at least I have figured one out - the chipping sparrow!

They have chestnut crowns, and black eye streaks, and are very common in the midwest.



This one was busy gathering materials, probably to reinforce the traditionally flimsy nest that most chipping sparrows build.  

They build low to the ground and have a penchant for using hair in their nests.  



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