I’ll go with a guess of horned larks. Females or juveniles have a lot of
the same characteristics you describe?
On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Jennifer Miller <foundnatureblog@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
This afternoon at the Becton playa:
Five birds I couldn’t ID. Small, sparrow sized, plump looking. Light brown
and nondescript plumage above, white fronts with buffy chests, white
eyebrow and thin white line around the throat, bills looked pinkish and
substantial, legs appeared gray. Black tails with white edging from above
and below (just like a Western Kingbird). Stayed to the edge of the playa,
lots of running and flitting. Occasionally hunkering down and standing
tall. Skittish. Behavior reminded me of pipits.
I’ve looked through Sibley and I am drawing a complete blank. They were on
the far side of the playa and it was windy, so even with the scope details
were difficult to pick out.
Thanks for any help! It’s driving me nuts!
Jennifer
Jennifer Miller
Lubbock, TX
(o,o)
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