" Does anybody know what the latest a Chipping Sparrow has ever been seen in the metro area or MN in general?"
The median south departure date for Chipping Sparrow is November 10th - meaning that in half the years none are reported after this date and in half the years one or more are reported. We have a number of December and January records south - most recently in 8 of the last 15 winters. Let's see how long this bird sticks around! Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MN Birder Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 4:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Chipping Sparrow still in backyard (Hennepin County) We have relocated the Chipping Sparrow eating seed in our backyard this afternoon. Not sure that it is the same one that we had in our backyard last week, but it doesn't seem like there would be a whole lot of other Chipping Sparrows around at this point. At this point, it seems like it is getting extremely late in the year to see any Chipping Sparrow in MN. Does anybody know what the latest a Chipping Sparrow has ever been seen in the metro area or MN in general? Chipping Sparrow Picture: *http://tinyurl.com/26vr92g *We also had a not-so-common visitor a couple of days ago with a Pileated Woodpecker at our feeder. *http://tinyurl.com/2b38juk* ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
