ML464431511
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The bird is the same one seen previously on 2/7/22 and reported as a Richard's Pipit. The bird was observed by me the following day 3/7/22 and confirmed to be the same individual by the broken (growing?) central tail feathers. It was observed in the early morning for about 20 minutes where I obtained the following photos and a poor sound recording. Bird is obviously an adult due to worn plumage and is also showing signs of molt epecially in the head. Doubts began to set in regarding its ID as a Richard's due to the following features: -Face pattern is unclear due to moult and I cannot distinguish any pale area around the eye nor confirm -the prescence (or lack of) a dark loral stripe, although it seems more likely that this bird does have one. ---Supercilium (as far as can be discerned) does not appear especially long or broad -Head moult seems to expose more of the beak than would be expected, as is evident by the gape of the bird, and thus may also overexaggerate the size of the bill compared to the head. -The birds hindclaw which is seen well in many photos and does not seem to be broken or overworn, appears to be short and does not seem to approach the "disproportionately" long hindclaw of Richard's. -The breast is plain and completely unstreaked and the bird also lacks the two dark lateral throat stripes on either side of the breast. -Vocalistaions are unclear to me but do not seem to match the typical ones of either Richards or Tawny. The bird was vocalising mostly while perched but also during short flights, giving the same call. Taking into regard the following characteristics and the opinion of Killian mullarney & Per Alstrom the bird is decidedly a Tawny pipit.
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