| Common Name: | Sparrow, Chipping | | Scientific Name: | Spizella passerina | | Family: | Emberizidae | | Area: | Salemtowne - Salem, Oregon | | Date: | May 3, 2014 | 
The adult Chipping Sparrow is identified by the chestnut or rufus crown, followed by a white eyebrow, with a black line extending through the eye. The juvenile, as shown in the lower photo is much harder to distinguish. | 
Elkton, Oregon - - - April 30, 2012 | 
Collier Memorial State Park, Oregon - - - August 23, 2012 | | Reference: | Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Nehls, Aversa, & Opperman |
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