Yesterday was a wonderful birding morning with a few delightful folks, some new friends and some old. We saw and heard many species here at Crossroad Farm and down in the Taylor Floodplain. The highlight was 6 American Pipits. 

These stalwarts of the tundra appear in the fields here every year for a blink on their way to the Tundra or Mt. Washington to breed.  They are a tiny, sparrow size bird. They walk through the disturbed field with authority, moving up and down through the undulating, unprepared ground. They can be hard to see. However, they are not shy. When you do spot them, you are rewarded with a most subtle peachy, yellowish, cinnamon “underpart”. 

Last evening, at the end of a long day preparing the field for the third seeding of corn, I got to spend some time with them. One more magic moment and one more reason I chose to farm. 
Tim

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