Day 181: Chipping Sparrow

The Chipping Sparrow is one of North America’s most common and widely distributed migrant songbirds. 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. We see many Chipping Sparrows this time of year in Maryland. Adults have a gray chest and belly and a rusty orange colored cap.