Black-Chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
The Black-Chinned Sparrow breeds in mixed chaparral or sagebrush in the American southwest. Populations have decreased by over 60% since 1970. Overgrazing seems to be a major factor in their decline. Winters are spent in northern and central Mexico.
This shy and retiring bird can be difficult to find when feeding in the thick brush it loves, but come spring, the males rise to elevated perches and sing their bubbly songs. The notes are sharp, crisp whistles that accelerate in pace at the end of the song. Some have characterized the song as sounding like a bouncing ping pong ball.
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) A meeting with an adult male in the Ramona Grasslands Preserve near Ramona, California. San Diego County USA 2013-04-13. |
Date Taken: 2013:04:13 9:13 |
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Location:
Grasslands Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X4312-BlackChinnedSparrow |
| © 2013 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) Adult male bird at the Vista Grande site of the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California USA 2010-06-28. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:28 7:40 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD0960 |
| © 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) A juvenile bird found at the Vista Grande site of the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California USA 2010-06-30. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:30 8:09 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD1986 |
| © 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) These birds seem to have exploited the recovering post Cedar Fire burn areas from 2003. Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California USA 2008-05-09. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 8:36 |
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Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD5095BlackChinnedSparrow |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) These birds seem to have exploited the recovering post Cedar Fire burn areas from 2003. Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California USA 2008-05-09. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 8:36 |
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Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD5105BlackChinnedSparrow |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) These birds seem to have exploited the recovering post Cedar Fire burn areas from 2003. Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California USA 2008-05-09. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 8:36 |
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Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
| © 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) A bird found along Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California USA 2008-05-09. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 8:40 |
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Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD5136BlackChinnedSparrow |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) These birds seem to have exploited the recovering post Cedar Fire burn areas from 2003. Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California USA 2008-05-09. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 8:41 |
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Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/400 |
| © 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) These birds seem to have exploited the recovering post Cedar Fire burn areas from 2003. Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California USA 2008-05-09. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 8:41 |
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Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD5142BlackChinnedSparrow |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: (Spizella atrogularis) Cut-out image of a bird I met in the Ramona Grasslands Preserve, Ramona, California. San Diego County USA 2013-04-13. |
Date Taken: 2013:04:13 9:13 |
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Location:
Grasslands Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X4312-BlackChinnedSparrow |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
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