Sounds of the Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Shortcut: Rapid, dry trill
Song: The male's typical song is a rapid series of dry chips lasting several seconds. At dawn, males sing shorter songs in amore lively sequence, often perching on or near the ground.
Call: Calls include a high-pitched chip and a more drawn-out seet.
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Bird songs copyright 1998 by Lang Elliott. Song descriptions adapted from the book Common Birds and Their Songs (Lang Elliott, 1998: Houghton Mifflin Company) and other material by Lang Elliott. Contact: Nature Sound Studio. Photographs copyright 2010 by Brian Small and Robert Royse. All rights reserved.
