Juvenile Chipping Sparrow: New baby bird for our Regina yard

Juvenile Chipping Sparrow in the garden sprinkler 

We had several new-to-us young birds this summer, including a juvenile Chipping Sparrow with fresh baby bird feathers that differ just enough from the adults' to be confusing.

For example, its trademark red cap had not yet grown in, and its breast was streaked, not pale buffy gray. But the close presence of the adult — who frequently fed it, as well — confirmed that this streaky brown baby bird really was a Chipping Sparrow.

I knew that some Chipping Sparrows stayed for the summer in parts of Regina, Saskatchewan, but this was the first time I've been aware of one nesting near my part of town.

Adult Chipping Sparrow © SB

Juvenile Chipping Sparrow © SB

Feeding time for the Chipping Sparrows © SB

Dependent and demanding! Chipping Sparrows. © SB

Brown speckled juvenile Chipping Sparrow   © SB

Adult Chipping Sparrow - no, to streaks, and yes, to a red cap. © SB 

What are these: Chipping Sparrows - an adult and a juvenile.  (Bruant familier)

Location: Backyard, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo dates: July 31 to August 2, 2016.

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