Plants that support Chipping sparrow
6 plants
California Dichondra
Dichondra donelliana
perennial herb
Foraging for arthropods in low vegetation during breeding season
Bay Area native
California bottlebrush grass
Elymus californicus
grass
year-round seed foraging; important dietary component in California grasslands
Bay Area native
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Spring migration staging fuel and breeding season diet
Bay Area native
Mt. Diablo Helianthella
Helianthella castanea
perennial herb
Seed consumption, particularly important in winter food-scarce periods
Bay Area native
Small Flowered Melica
Melica imperfecta
grass
grass seed consumption during breeding season food demand
Bay Area native
Torrey's melicgrass
Melica torreyana
grass
Dense grass clumps provide nesting sites and concealment during breeding season
Bay Area native