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Dave S

Corporate Lacky
This one was at the water's edge at the wetlands in our parking lot at work. I honestly have no idea what it is.

We're in Hillsboro, OR and there's alot of ducks (teals, mallards, wigeons and so forth), blackbirds (brewers and redwing), savannah sparrows, mourning doves, common snipes, scrub jays and various swallows. My only wild ass guess would be this is some kind of juvenile redwing (female).

Can anyone help with this?
 

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Looks like an American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) to me, unstreaked-buffy underside, no strips on back looks like one to me, and . Anyone else agree?
 
Out of curiosity...how would we Europeans be sure it wasn't a Water pipit if it turned up here...apart from the pale lores its very similar.

Fabulous bird!
 
Good question Jane. I think most Water Pipits would have a whiter super and would probably be whiter on the belly. This bird seems quite orangey underneath rather than pinkish. Waters would perhaps be a bit darker above - this bird looks really pale.

Having said that I think there might be the odd Water Pip that would look an awful lot like this though. Certainly something that could be easily overlooked.
 
Jane Turner said:
Out of curiosity...how would we Europeans be sure it wasn't a Water pipit if it turned up here...apart from the pale lores its very similar.

Fabulous bird!


Until recently it was!!!!!!! ;)

Darrell
 
Huh! Had to check to see that American Pipit is really conspecific with our Buff-bellied Pipit, and it is, fide S & M. We sure don't get anything that pale and unsteaked here.
 
Charles Harper said:
.. with a moniker like japonica, it should be Japanese Pipit... And I would be so proud!
That would make it like Iceland Gull - named after its wintering area, not its breeding area, confusing for some people. They breed in Siberia and winter in Japan

Michael
 
Of course one wonders if there are some Siberian breeding ex spinoletta Pipits that do not winter in Japan... but instead choose say Cornwall :)
 
Wow... thanks. The three books I have show the American Pipit being more brownish than greyish with alot more streaking and not as much of an orange underside. I would have never figured this one out from the pictures.
 
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