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Comparing the vocal production of the two species puts the Chipping Sparrow in the shade. The Field Sparrow’s song opens with a series of deliberate, sweet notes that blend into a slurring trill. The ending of the song is so soft, one is not sure it is over, like a candle flame flickering out.
Both sparrows sing at night, testing the theory that all bird song has a purpose: to attract a mate and, later, to announce the male’s territory. Is it possible that the sparrow song stitched through the silence of a summer night like a silver thread is an outpouring of joy in just being?
If a practical reason is needed to welcome this gentle sparrow, one has only to review the findings of an ornithologist who observed the feeding habits of Chipping Sparrows and their four nestlings for four days. In the seven hours of observationfe, 119 feedings of the young by the adults were recorded: an
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