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The chipping sparrow lays a clutch of two to seven pale blue to white eggs with black, brown, or purple markings. They are about 17 by 12 millimetres (0.67 by 0.47 in), and incubated by the female for 10 to 15 days. [7] The chipping sparrow is often brood parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds, usually resulting in the nest being abandoned. [6]
The clay-colored sparrow or clay-coloured ... Non-breeding adults and immature resemble chipping sparrows and Brewer's ... The nest is an open cup on the ground or ...
House sparrows have thrived near grain farms, LeBaron said. ... the birds wait for thistles to produce seed before building nests and feeding their young. ... and the vocal chipping sparrow at No ...
Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina [4] Nelson's sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni; Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis; Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia; Smith's longspur, Calcarius pictus; Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus; Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis; Chipping sparrow. Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
The Effects of Dietary Protein on the Energy and Nitrogen Balance of the Tree Sparrow Spizella-Arborea-Arborea. Physiological Zoology. vol 41, no 3. pp. 313–331. Morrison JV & Wilson FE. (1972). Ovarian Growth in Tree Sparrows Spizella-Arborea. Auk. vol 89, no 1. pp. 146–155. Paton PWC & Pogson TH. (1996).
Black-throated sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata (NC) Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus (NC) Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys (NC) Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina; Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri; Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca; American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea (NC) Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis; White-crowned sparrow ...
The song is a dry, chipping trill of 2–3 seconds duration and is described as a cross between that of the field sparrow and that of the chipping sparrow. [4] Spizella wortheni song. The species is similar in appearance to the field sparrow (Spizella pusilla). However, they differ in plumage, habitat, and song.
Nov. 23—Taking the first step up the stairs of Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana's residential house in Kalispell is symbolic of the upward journey many homeless teens' lives will take. The ...