[TN-Bird] chipping sparrows - Shelby County

We are in Southwestern TN. We are participating in GBBC.  We have kept 28+ 
feeders full in our backyard each winter for the past three years. (fewer 
feeders in the summer).  One of our sons and myself counted 54 chippies in our 
backyard this morning.  We have Chippies each winter and we keep a few year 
round.  Yesterday we counted 30+ (or so).  
When we were entering our information into the GBBC we had to go out to rare 
birds to enter Chippies and I thought that was strange, because we always have 
Chippies.

I looked in our "Shelby County Occurance of Birds" brochure and it says that we 
do not have Chippies here in the winter.  Well, we sure do.  If anyone wants to 
see some shot you can email me.  As we were taking shots of the Chippies, a 
Field Sparrow hopped into the shot and I have a close up of a Chippie and a 
Field Sparrow side by side.  A Blue Bird also hopped into the shot.  We had a 
great bird day with  50+ Chippies, 80+ Dove, 60+ Goldfinch, etc,. etc.

Kathie Holder
Collierville, TN
Shelby County
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