Date: 7/16/25 5:30 pm From: James Pawlicki <jmpawli10...> Subject: [BIRDWG01] Pipit sp in California
I am curious what members of this group would call the following pipit
(Anthus) sp. that I photographed in San Diego, California, USA on 21
November 2019. A link to my eBird checklist with nine photos is included
here:
I just recently found out that the report was rejected as a Siberian Pipit
(A. japonicus) by members of the California Bird Records Committee by a
vote of 2 accept-7 reject.
I honestly can’t wrap my head around what the majority of the committee
thinks this pipit is, if not a Siberian Pipit. And if they think it’s a
variant American Pipit (A. rubescens), then are vagrant Siberian Pipits
actually identifiable from American Pipit in North America? Is there
something obviously wrong about this bird for Siberian Pipit that I am
missing? Thoughts?
