While on a meadow walk, this nest was pointed out to me by one of our weekend naturalists. The little female sat very still on her eggs until she decided we had looked at her long enough and flew away. This revealed her two beautiful blue eggs and intricately woven nest. I came back later and photographed the nest with the same activity from the little female.
The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) likes to live in grassy woodland edges but has adapted well to human encroachment. It lines its nest with animal and human hair, earning it the nickname "hairbird". The males will sing from a high perch during the summer breeding season, and their song is a "chip" with a trill on the end all in one note. It has been described as sounding like the whir of a sewing machine. This bird is a summer visitor. It will migrate in the fall.
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