: a small gray-breasted North American sparrow (Spizella passerina) with a black line through the eye, a white line above it, and in breeding plumage a reddish patch on the top of the head
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This type of behavioral change was also found in the chipping sparrow.
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Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 26 July 2023
The club moss, or the beaver, or the chipping sparrow, or the black crappie, or wild rice?
—Pamela Miller, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
Spotting the black-throated grey warbler was a highlight, along with the chipping sparrow.
—Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 June 2021
Some birds, like the pine warbler, the chipping sparrow, and the dark-eyed junco — which all produce loud, musical trills — have similar-sounding songs.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
In addition, the space is becoming a great place to bird-watch, with species such as Indigo Bunting, chipping sparrows, pheasants, goldfinch and catbirds.
—Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019
Permanent resident pine warblers, Eastern bluebirds, field sparrows and chipping sparrows also seemed to be making a good living in the short grass.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 9 Mar. 2018
Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 26 July 2023
The club moss, or the beaver, or the chipping sparrow, or the black crappie, or wild rice?
—Pamela Miller, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
Spotting the black-throated grey warbler was a highlight, along with the chipping sparrow.
—Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 June 2021
Some birds, like the pine warbler, the chipping sparrow, and the dark-eyed junco — which all produce loud, musical trills — have similar-sounding songs.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
In addition, the space is becoming a great place to bird-watch, with species such as Indigo Bunting, chipping sparrows, pheasants, goldfinch and catbirds.
—Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019
Permanent resident pine warblers, Eastern bluebirds, field sparrows and chipping sparrows also seemed to be making a good living in the short grass.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 9 Mar. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
chip to cheep
First Known Use
1791, in the meaning defined above
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“Chipping sparrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipping%20sparrow. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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chipping sparrow
noun
chip·ping sparrow
ˈchip-iŋ- 
: a small North American sparrow whose song is a fast trill
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