The Chipping Sparrow, known in French as Bruant familier, has an accurate French name since the bird’s song is very common in Ottawa’s suburbs and parks.

Chipping Sparrow

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Catch up on past episode here on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday June 21, 2014.