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Smith's Longspurs have one of the most unusual social breeding systems known among songbirds.
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Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus (Swainson)
Status Two sight records.
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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.
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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, ...
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The Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) nests in Arctic tundra but winters over much of the United States.
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The McCown's Longspur, Calcarius mccownii, is a small ground-feeding bird from the family Emberizidae which also contains the American sparrows. Contents 1 Overview 2 References 3 Further reading ...
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Longspur [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 348, Hits: 746] Longspurs are any of four species of small, seed-eating birds of the genus Calcarius, in the finch family, Fringillidae Updated On: 10/11/2007 Print : Read On...
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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; ...
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Lapland Longspur Winter Sighting Information: occasional Nest on or near Refuge? no Common Loon Winter Sighting Information: common Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
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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.
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Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) (X) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) ...
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Feeding: Longspurs forage at ground level in search of seeds, crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, and a variety of insects. It is also an occasional ' flycatcher', catching flushed insects on the wing, usually in short, quick flights.
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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.
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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.
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The Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, is also known as Lapland Longspur, and is considered under longspurs. (Source: Wikipedi a.org) ...
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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.
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 See also: Sparrow, Finch, Snow Bunting, Warbler, Junco
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