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Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798)
Adults in alternate (breeding) plumage have a persimmon-red cap, a nearly white supercilium, and a black trans-ocular line (running through the eye). Adults in basic (nonbreeding) plumage are less prominently marked, with a brownish cap, a dusky eyebrow, and a dark eye-line.
In western North America, the chipping sparrow prefers conifer forests for breeding.
This little guy was cruising around my yard eating thistles with his buddies.
Spotted on May 17, 2015
Submitted on May 22, 2015
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