On Sat, Jan 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM Josiah Verbrugge via groups.io <jverbrugge25=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> This morning I found a noticeably darker marked pipit with a flock of
> Americans at the southern softball fields at Kit Carson Park, Escondido.
> I'm not confident enough to call anything without further input, and id
> tips on separating American from Siberian would be appreciated. The most
> obvious field mark was a much darker malar triangle than usual
> with extensive black streaking and a lighter belly resulting in a stronger
> contrast between underparts and upperparts than the other pipits. The flock
> consisted of approximately 10 birds and moved between the two fields
> closest to the parking lot. I'm attaching photos which have been minimally
> lightened in post due to the sun direction and were taken through a chain
> fence as the fields were not open today.
>
> Josiah Verbrugge
> Escondido
>
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