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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina

The familiar little Chipping Sparrow is a very widespread and common bird that has adapted well to suburban living in Massachusetts. It is nearly ubiquitous as a breeder in the state, although it becomes quite scarce in the winter when most of its population migrates south.
Conservation Status
No Action: Likely Increase

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Least Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.52
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.51
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
-0.01
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
-18.80
National Audubon Societyb
n/a
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
811
Atlas II Blocks
984
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
84
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
95
Percent change
110

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
1%
P-value
significant, increasing
Number of routes
27
Recent trend 2000-2010
1.1%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0.3
Significantly different than zero
no
Trend (1963-1979)
1.4
Significantly different than zero
no
Trend (1979-2008)
2.9
Significantly different than zero
yes

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Forest, Urban and Suburban

Wintering

Grassland, Urban and Suburban

Climate Suitability Current and 2050