> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_dmGsVCcZg ["Mark Alt's comments"] > > This is a link to a youtube video taken of a bird in Pine County, MN on > Friday, June 6, 2008 at 6:30 AM. We were on the edge of a large > 300+acres grassy field, populated with Eastern Meadowlarks and winnowing > Snipe. Grasshopper and Savannah Sparrows were heard signing. This bird > was found picking up grit along the road. It appeared to be the right > size for a longspur or pipit, it hoped and jumped. This video is not a > clear as my original, but the single most visible field mark was the > dark markings on its chest. It also had boldly contrasting white outer > tail rectrices. The facial pattern was clearly marked also, with a light > buffy color and dark markings, similar to Rising's Female Lapland > Longspur in his Sparrow book. When it flew, the wings appeared > nondescript, but the tail feathers were very evident. Its flight pattern > was swift and direct, was not fluttery at all. It gave no calls that I > heard. It flew deep into the grass field and was not reacquired. I > really do not know what to guess at, for it seems absurd that it most > closely resembles a female Lapland longspur (yet not exactly). > > Mark Alt > Lean Six Sigma Black Belt > Project Resources Group > Best Buy Co., Inc. > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > Join or Leave BIRDWG01: http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwg01 > > Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwg01.html > >
