Bird of the Week – American Pipit
American Pipits breed on the alpine tundra, well above tree line. Unless you visit the Denali Highway, or Eagle Summit on the Steese Highway, or otherwise get to those higher elevations, you’ll only see these birds in Spring and Fall migration.
American Pipit, North Fork Chena River, Fall 2014
This bird is already in winter plumage, losing the buffy-orange chest of breeding plumage in favor the less-conspicuous heavy streaking you see here. Soon enough, this bird will leave for southern Arizona and New Mexico for the winter.
Camera geek stuff: Canon 5D Mark II, 500mm lens with 1.4 teleconverter; f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 200.
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WC-do you have any file photos of Track Palin’s bird you could share?
If we manage to get a glimpse of the thing….. what should we do..?? LOL!
Mike –
If it doesn’t have feathers, WC isn’t interested.
/WC
I always look forward to your bird of the week, WC.