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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) call
A flat, dry, even trill of chips on one pitch, like a sewing machine.
Listen to the Chipping Sparrow call
A field recording of the Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) by Aleksandr Berdnikov, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Chipping Sparrow in garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Chipping Sparrow
These birds belong to the new world sparrow family, like the Chipping Sparrow, so their calls can sound alike.
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Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
A dry even trill on one pitch; ticking smack notes when flushed.
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Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Three sharp introductory notes then a jumbled trill; a nasal chimp call.
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White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
A pure, whistled Old Sam Peabody-Peabody-Peabody, or O sweet Canada-Canada.
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Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
A bright drink-your-teeeee and a rising chewink call from the undergrowth.
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Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Sweet, slurred whistles that speed up into a trill, like a bouncing ball.
Questions
Questions about the Chipping Sparrow
What does the Chipping Sparrow sound like?
A flat, dry, even trill of chips on one pitch, like a sewing machine. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Chipping Sparrow?
Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Eastern Towhee and Field Sparrow sound similar.
Where can I hear the Chipping Sparrow?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Chipping Sparrow call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 2: Suburb & Park. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Chipping Sparrow in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Chipping Sparrow comes in Level 2: Suburb & Park. That Level is about lawns, hedges and city streets.
Learn it with these birds in Level 2 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Endless strings of borrowed phrases, each repeated three or more times, often all night.
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Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
A rambling, scratchy jumble of notes, each sung once, and a cat-like mew call.
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Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
A long song of varied phrases, each usually sung twice: plant-a-seed, plant-a-seed.
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Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
A soft, flat pik and a whinnying rattle that falls in pitch toward the end.
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Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
A rolling, throaty kwirr or churr, repeated from the trunk.
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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
A nasal, low yank-yank-yank, slower and deeper than Red-breasted.
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Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Creaky, rusty-hinge squeaks and harsh chack calls, often from noisy flocks.
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Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rambling whistles, clicks and mimicry from rooftops and wires.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Monotonous cheeping and chirping around buildings.
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