More on sparrows...

 On October 6th I wrote in this blogsite about about the House Sparrow (called the the English Sparrow in Britain).

Today, I'd like to write about two of my other favourite sparrow species: the American Tree Sparrow and the Chipping Sparrow.

Photos by BarrytheBirder

The American Tree Sparrow is much different from the House Sparrow.   For starters, It has a much smaller range.   In summer it is found across northern Canada from the Yukon territory across to northern Quebec.

In winter, it resides across the very southernmost parts of Canada and across the upper half of the U.S., with the exception of Oregon and Washington states.

After nesting near frigid tundra regions, flocks of these sparrows migrate south to the central and eastern United States, where they are found to be conspicuous and relatively tame.

They forage on the ground, in foliage and in snow, eating mostly seeds.  Found at bird feeders also, they eat caterpillars and insects in summer, plus some berries and willow catkins.

The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is common and widespread across Canada and the U.S. in the breeding season.

I winter, they are found across the southern U.S., from Texas to Florida, and northern Mexico, where they become neotropical migrants.

An extremely tame sparrow, it will accept food from human hands.

Its song is a repetitive series of trilled chip notes: "chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip ", all at the same pitch.

Please comment if you wish.

BarrytheBirder