Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
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Length: 5.75 inches
Short, conical bill
Black tail with white outer tail feathers
Found in open areas: beaches, tundra, short grass or bare fields
Often found in flocks ...
The Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) nests in Arctic tundra but winters over much of the United States.
Lapland Longspurs breed in the open tundra of the high Arctic around the world. They are often the most common passerine in this habitat, reaching densities of two to three nesting pairs per hectare.
Lapland Longspur
(Calcarius lapponicus)
Status: Vagrant.
Last recorded on site in 2011
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Occurs as a rare migrant and winter visitor.
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) (X)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) ...
9. Lapland Longspur
Glorious day on the Outer Point today with Rich Stallcup. Needless to day Rich found the flock of Longspurs, along with Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoters, Pacific Golden Plovers and about 66 other species.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. iv. p. 473.
Male, in summer, with the head and fore part of the neck black; a white band over the eye, passing along the neck, and margining the black; a brownish-red crescent on the hind neck; ...
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus. Locally fairly common in winter and spring, and uncommon in late fall in Tennessee Valley region. In other regions, rare in winter, spring, and fall.
Lapland Longspur
Winter Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Common Loon
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
shorebirds, lesser golden-plover, red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) chicks and juveniles, and other small birds such as wagtail (Motacilla spp.), American tree sparrow (Spizella arborea), Lapland longspur ...
It was on Cherry Hill Beach, Lunenburg County, where there were Lapland Longspurs for comparison. It was bright buff ("almost yellow") below, with "merely an impression of triangular mark" on the face.
The best bird of my weekend was about 200+ Lapland Longspurs, eating some of the leftover seeds and grains on many of our fields. I might blog about the Longspurs in this coming week, but I will have to remember to bring my camera with me.
Chestnut-collared Longspur: USGS ... Birds of Nova Scotia
Lapland Longspur: USGS ... Birds of Nova Scotia
McCrown Longspur (Calcarius mccownii): USGS
Smith's Longspur: USGS ... Birds of Nova Scotia ...
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) ...
nest when intruder detected, or perform fluttering distraction display if intruder is close. Female renests ca. 7 days after brood fledges. Juveniles form postbreeding flocks. Winter flocks, often immense, occ with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs.
On Cape Churchill, Manitoba, other birds including Stilt Sandpipers, Hudsonian Godwits, and Lapland Longspurs have declined due to loss of nesting cover, foraging habitat, and food supply.
Northern Flicker (1) Horned Lark (15) AMERICAN PIPIT (1)-N. end of Plum I., along wrackline. Am. Tree Sparrow (30) Ipswich Savannah Sparrow (2)-N. end of P.I. Lapland Longspur (11)-P.I. Snow Bunting (40)-P.I.
Rick Heil S.Peabody,MA
:rsheil@juno.com ...
Several longspurs, genus Centrophanes, are found from the Great Plains northward; the Lapland longspur is a European finch that ranges to the NE United States.
Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur, Calcarius pictus
Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus
Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (A)
Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla (C) ...
 See also: Bunting, Longspur, Sparrow, Snow Bunting, Lark
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