Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus (Swainson)
Status Two sight records.
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 ...
Smith's Longspurs breed in the Yukon, eastern Alaska, and northern-most B.C., and in a narrow band extending from the western Canadian Arctic shore to the southern shore of Hudson Bay.
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
The Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) nests in Arctic tundra but winters over much of the United States.
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) is about the size of a sparrow (6 inches) and is streaked dark brown above and buff below with a black crown and face with white supercilium and cheek spot, ...
McCown's Longspur
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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.
LONGSPUR: Dickcissel, Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs: Eggs, Incubation and Fledging Times ...
Longspur, Lapland aka Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Found: North America
Photographed/Drawn by: 1, 2) Wilhelm von Wright 3) Ansgar Walk 4) Len Blumin at Point Reyes National Seashore, California ...
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 ...
Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) were the highlight for many, as changed agricultural practices make them less common at the Outer Point (Point Reyes National Seashore) and along the coast in general.
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) (X)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) ...
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus: Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County, NY, 17 Jan
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis: Chemung County, NY, 09 Jan
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis: Broome County, NY 09 Jan ...
Chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
Oaxaca sparrow (Aimophila notosticta)
Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)
Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Green salamander (Aneides aeneus) ...
To a lesser extent Swainson's hawks also ate western meadow lark (Sturnella neglecta), chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus), sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), ...
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.
Birders come here to see Smith's Longspur and I saw this bird after a long trek across the tundra on a trip ten years ago with Bill Drummond. The bird is no easier to see now and I did not really attempt to find it alone.
American sparrows, Towhees, Juncos, and Longspurs
Black-throated Sparrow
(Amphispiza bilineata)
2 images ...
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.
Sparrows, Towhees, Longspurs and Allies (Family Emberizidae)
Grosbeaks, Buntings and Allies (Family Cardinalidae)
Blackbirds and Allies (Family Icteridae)
Finches and Allies (Family Fringillidae)
Old World Sparrows (Family Passeridae) ...
 See also: Sparrow, Finch, Snow Bunting, Warbler, Junco
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