How to identify Brewer's Sparrows, Claycolored Sparrows and Chipping Sparrows in fall when they look very much alike. Firstwinter Chipping Sparrows resemble both Brewer's Sparrows and Claycolored Sparrowsmore so than your field guide would have you believe. Here's how to tell Spizella sparrows apart with photos and videos.

Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:43 Plumages of Chipping Sparrows
2:28 Sparrow head feather pattern
3:49 Identify Claycolored Sparrows in fall
4:19 Identify Brewer's Sparrows in fall
5:20 Identify Chipping Sparrows in fall
6:20 Spizella sparrow Quiz


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