Sparrow (Chipping)

A crisp pretty sparrow whose bright rufous cap provides a splash of color and makes adults fairly easy to identify. They are also the only sparrow possessing a gray rump.

Chipping Sparrows are common across North America wherever trees are interspersed with grassy openings. Their loud, trilling songs are one of the most common sounds of spring woodlands and suburbs

Chipping sparrows are ground foragers feeding on insects, spiders, and seeds. They form small flocks and may join mixed-species

Photographed in the wild, Tucson, AZ