Chipping Sparrow

A small, slim sparrow common across open woodland edges, parks, and suburban yards in North America, told by its clean grey underside, plain breast, and rusty cap in breeding plumage. It forages on the ground and in short grass for seeds and insects, often in small flocks outside the breeding season, and gives a fast, dry trilling song from a low perch. Spring and summer are best for the trilling song and breeding-plumage birds, while winter flocks are easier to find foraging in open, mowed areas.