I was once near a RT Pipit that was giving the "seeee" call while perched on a
rock. The call differed a bit if the bird was facing toward us or away at an
angle.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On Nov 11, 2015, at 6:06 PM, Shawneen Finnegan <shawneenfinnegan@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
The closest one I know is Olive-backed Pipit. One can compare flight calls on
the links below. Red-throated is certainly distinctive and the expected
vagrant pipit to be found on the West Coast. But there are records of
Olive-backed in California and Nevada. I have heard both and have confused
them.
Red-throated Pipit: http://www.xeno-canto.org/283751
Olive-backed Pipit: http://www.xeno-canto.org/285782
There are recordings of both that sound a bit thinner — am not sure if it is
because the birds have a thinner call or if is due to being more distant when
recorded.
Shawneen Finnegan
Portland, OR
