Oohhh! I bet you’re right! I saw a few, but they were males and obvious.
Thought about them but forgot to see what their tails looked like in pics as I
was being devoured by bugs :) Looks like their tails are a fit, too!
Jennifer Miller
Lubbock, TX
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On May 27, 2020, at 7:04 PM, Brad Shine <sonofshine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
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