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    Photo Study Of American Pipits At Peace Valley Park (Bucks County), October 30th, 2011

    Peace Valley Park got about eight inches of snow yesterday. I was hopeful that the storm might have perhaps knocked down some interesting
    birds at Lake Galena today. A flock of about sixty American Pipits fed actively on the bare spots in the fields near the Boat Ramp this afternoon
    and I was able to get a bunch of photos of these neat little birds.

American Pipit

American Pipit

American Pipit Eats Worm

American Pipit

American Pipit Hunts

American Pipit

    The American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a small, slender, drab bird of open country. Although it appears similar to sparrows, it can be
    distinguished by its thin bill and its habit of bobbing its tail. Males and females look alike. They are slender, with gray-brown backs and
    buff-colored breasts. The Pipit also has a distinctive white ring around its eyes. During the breeding season, their breasts may be streaked or
    unstreaked, but outside the breeding season, they are typically more heavily streaked. They can be found throughout North America at some point
    during the year, nesting in the far north and at higher elevations in the west in summer. They migrate throughout much of the continent in spring
    and fall, and winter in the southern U.S. and near the coasts. Its diet consists mostly of insects, such as flies, grasshoppers, ants, moths, beetles,
    and caterpillars. Pipits also eat spiders as well as grass and weed seeds. The American Pipit was formerly known as the "Water Pipit".
     (Cornell BNA; Wikipedia; Sibley Guide To Birds)

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