On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:54:54 PM UTC-4, jugbayjs wrote:
> On my lunch break while working at home today, I noticed the first-of-season chipping sparrow, feeding at our feeders. I base the "fos" observation on it being in full breeding plumage, and every year I seem to notice my fos CHSP at our feeders!. It is in full breeding plumage, a beauty. Last year's fos was my earliest ever (3-6-12), so this one is not very close.
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> Cheers!
> Jeff Shenot
> Croom MD
I still don't know why we have them when they are scarce all around the rest of the area. They seem to love our neighborhood, a mix of large grassy lots and mixed woods, with some farm fields scattered around. I actually found my first Chipping Sparrow nest for our yard (after the leaves fell in November), in one of the small Hawthorn trees I planted about 5-6 years ago (by small, I mean perhaps 5-6 ft. tall). I planted about 6 of these trees, along with a row of crabapples, to provide a food source and a nesting place for the local birds. Seems to be starting to pay off.
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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