Date: 4/20/26 3:29 pm From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Beware the Chipping Sparrow
Debbie, it sounds to me as if you saw a Chipping Sparrow!
We have had Chipping Sparrows in our yard only three times since we started keeping records in 1991: 31 May 2014, 5-6 May 2016, and 26 Aug 2016, the last a juvenile. Presumably all these were migrants, no indication so far of them breeding in our Maple Leaf neighborhood.
Dennis Paulson Seattle dennispaulson at comcast dot net
> On Apr 20, 2026, at 3:08 PM, Debbie Mcleod via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > I too have stood beneath a branch watching a Junco sing - as the Merlin app kept flashing "Chipping Sparrow" on my phone. > And fairly often, as I sit on my covered porch with Merlin running as I drink my morning coffee, I see that Chipping Sparrow pop up - and I just ignore it. > But not long ago, when I glanced out my window at my feeder (within just a few feet) I had a quite clear but all too brief view of a bird. I could definitely confirm a streaky brown bird , sparrow size and shape, plain breast. Plus a perfectly defined little chestnut cap. No chance to get a photo. > I spend some time looking at eBird records and reviewing photos of similar birds in various field guides. I would sure love to add Chipping Sparrow to my yard list! But I don't want to cheat. > Suggestions? > Debbie in Redmond > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters
