AMERICAN PIPIT

6 1/2"

Field Observation: ( Taken from the sighting log - dated March 24, 2001 by Lisa Meador) Tuesday, March 6 - Clear, sunny day, warm Saturday, March 24 - Rainy, cool Both days we (Judy Grace & I) watched an American Pipit sitting in a tree above our feeders. It was approx. a 7 inch bird. Heavy streaking on breast extending all the way down stomach. Small, dark, all-purpose type beak, dark legs, light eye brow. Brown, sparrow-like back. This was in a medium wooded backyard with a coastal hay field across the street.