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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_68212_21018942.1216770113683 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi Ian, Are there Water Pipits around here? -- Yes, but .... Water Pipits do indeed behave like you describe, but would be pretty unusual in mid-July. They tend to occur in small flocks in Spring (rare) and later in Fall (Sept. etc.), when they are quite common in open areas- usually coastal. However, I can't really think of any other bird that would behave like that and also be present at this time of year, so you're probably right. I might be able to get up to Ross Creek myself tomorrow morning. Incidentally, what used to be called Water Pipit in N.America (Anthus rubescens) is now called American Pipit here, and Buff-bellied Pipit in Europe. There is another bird (Anthus spinoletta) now called Water Pipit in Europe, that doesn't occur here. They all look pretty well identical anyway! Richard On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Ian McKay <ian@amimckay.com> wrote: > I observed a flock [15-20] of birds that caught my eye at the Ross Creek > Centre for the Arts today. They were flitting about the long grass and > making a strange call I hadn't heard before. Looking in my field guide the > bird that looks/sounds/acts most like them seems to be the Water Pipit. The > tail wagging/flicking was quite striking. I will be taking my binos and > camera out there tomorrow to make sure or at least get some images so the > learned people on this list can set me straight. They were a little shy so > hard to get close enough for a real good look today. > > Are there Water Pipits around here? > > Ian McKay > Scots Bay > -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca rbstern@xcountry.tv sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_Part_68212_21018942.1216770113683 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div dir="ltr">Hi Ian,<br><br><font face="Arial" size="2">Are there Water Pipits around here? -- Yes, but ....<br><br></font>Water Pipits do indeed behave like you describe, but would be pretty unusual in mid-July. They tend to occur in small flocks in Spring (rare) and later in Fall (Sept. etc.), when they are quite common in open areas- usually coastal. However, I can't really think of any other bird that would behave like that and also be present at this time of year, so you're probably right. I might be able to get up to Ross Creek myself tomorrow morning. Incidentally, what used to be called Water Pipit in N.America (Anthus rubescens) is now called American Pipit here, and Buff-bellied Pipit in Europe. There is another bird (Anthus spinoletta) now called Water Pipit in Europe, that doesn't occur here. They all look pretty well identical anyway! <br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Ian McKay <ian@amimckay.com> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div style="" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I observed a flock [15-20] of birds that caught my eye at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts today. They were flitting about the long grass and making a strange call I hadn't heard before. Looking in my field guide the bird that looks/sounds/acts most like them seems to be the Water Pipit. The tail wagging/flicking was quite striking. I will be taking my binos and camera out there tomorrow to make sure or at least get some images so the learned people on this list can set me straight. They were a little shy so hard to get close enough for a real good look today.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Are there Water Pipits around here?</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><font color="#888888"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Ian McKay</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Scots Bay</font></div></font></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0<br><br>rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca<br> rbstern@xcountry.tv
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