Green Nature

Chipping Sparrow

chipping sparrow

The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a fairly common sparrow throughout the United States.

It is characterized by a rusty crown, white patch above the eye and a black stripe through the eye and face.

The chipping sparrow in the picture also shows the absence of streaking on the breast. That also helps to identify it compared to other sparrow species with a rusty color on the crown.

© 2004 Patricia A. Michaels