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PostSun Feb 19, 2017 6:26 pm 
These birds were all over the snow on Mt. Larrabee last September. Sorry I didn't get a better photo. Some sort of lark?
Hmmm... don't know why the picture won't insert. Here's the link... https://www.flickr.com/photos/123834164@N04/33003108065/in/dateposted-public

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PostSun Feb 19, 2017 6:52 pm 
American pipit?

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PostSun Feb 19, 2017 7:09 pm 
I think you're right. Thank you!

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PostMon Feb 20, 2017 11:23 am 
My guess too. The only place I've ever seen them, and reliably it seems, is near Sunrise in the late summer, both in upper Berkeley Park, and on Burroughs Mountain. They are kind of nondescript, though, so maybe I've missed others in other locales. Where did you see these? The other species I've only seen there (and nowhere else) is the Gray-crowned Rosy Finch.

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PostMon Feb 20, 2017 12:22 pm 
filbert wrote:
American pipit?
Correct. American Pipits are common summer residents in WA Cascades and Olympics alpine zones. IME, they are among the 3 most commonly seen species in North Cascades alpine zones (GC Rosy Finch and Dark-eyed Junco are the other 2). I see hundreds of American Pipits in the WA Cascade alpine zone each year. Heck, I'd be surprised to climb Larrabee and not see several American Pipits. Easy to ID. Look for the wagging tail.

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