Re: [cobirds] Chipping Sparrow Question? - Metro Area

I have a much shorter observational window at Cowboy Park in Louisville where I had never observed a CHSP since 2020 until this spring whereupon I've observed and heard a male singing constantly as well as seen him with a female. I think I know where the nest is and will be looking for offspring. 

Van Rudd

Louisville, CO

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On Jun 22, 2025, at 20:06, David Suddjian <dsuddjian@gmail.com> wrote:



Chipping Sparrow has nested for years at the Littleton Cemetery in Arapahoe Co, where the combo of open lawn and tall well-spaced conifers meets their liking. When I was often in Littleton proper from 2014-2022 I noticed Chipping Sparrows were sparsely, somewhat sporadically, but regularly present as breeders in varied spots in neighborhoods along the Prince Street corridor of Littleton.

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO

On Sun, Jun 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM 'corvidcolo' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Hi COBIRDERS,

        Where: Suburban neighborhoods just west of the Denver Tech Center, Arapahoe County

        When: First 3 week of June 2025

        I have found a number of adult Chipping Sparrows in our neighborhoods and parks each week of June this year.  They should already be nesting up in the Ponderosa Pine forests of the Front Range.

        Today I found one "carrying food".

        Question: Are others also finding Chipping Sparrows seemingly nesting in the Metro Area this year or in the last couple of years.

        As Bob Righter pointed out a bunch of years ago, at that point Red-breasted Nuthatches had become year round residents of the Metro Area.  The same with Bushtits.  Are we now seeing a change with Chipping Sparrows?

Thanks, Chris Blakeslee
CorvidColo@aol.com

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