Chipping Sparrow Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Chipping Sparrows are one of those birds that provide the background to a summer's day without you even knowing it. When I'm working in my yard, I often so often hear the rapid trilling of a singing Chipping Sparrow, that I don't give it any thought. A nice species to have around, and one I feel sorry for at times in our yard, given their tendency to host Brown-headed Cowbird chicks. Big chicks to raise for such a small sparrow! The big photo below shows a bird in summer breeding plumage, with that bold chestnut cap. Taken August 10th, 2014 at the Beaver Creek Nature Area near Brandon, South Dakota.

Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina


Chipping Sparrow 1 May 26th, 2011 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 2 August 10th, 2014 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 3 August 10th, 2014 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 4 September 30th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Chipping Sparrow 5 May 26th, 2011 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 6 September 7th, 2007 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 7 September 7th, 2007 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 8 October 10th, 2008 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Chipping Sparrow 9 May 26th, 2011 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 10 May 26th, 2011 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 11 May 16th, 2011 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 12 September 5th, 2012 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Chipping Sparrow 13 October 14th, 2019 Good Earth State Park, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 14 October 14th, 2019 Good Earth State Park, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 15 April 23rd, 2017 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Chipping Sparrow 16 May 10th, 2019 Minnehaha County, South Dakota