It appears that both adult and nestling pipits (Anthus spp.) use grit for the mechanical breakdown of seeds and insects. Pipits in temperate regions have larger amounts of seed in their diets during ...

The clear days of late October are very inviting to go for a walk or other leisure activity in the outdoors. During my daily wanderings either walking or biking, I have observed much of the happenings ...

Pictured: Richard's pipits (Anthus richardi) are migrating on an east to west axis instead of heading south towards warmer latitudes. JJ Harrison via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 3.0 Each year birds ...

As the chill of autumn encroaches on Siberia’s grasslands, Richard’s pipits usually begin their southward trek to warmer latitudes. But a growing number of the slender, larklike songbirds seem to be ...

Mid-October in the Northland means many trees in the deciduous forests are dropping their leaves after a colorful ending. Out in the swamps, the only deciduous conifers growing here, tamaracks, are ...

The alpine regions of Pikes Peak spring into life during summer. Grasses grow, tiny flowers bloom and the American pipit returns to nest on the tundra. In early May they arrive, showing up at ...

Claim to fame: American pipits are seasonal visitors to the Ozarks that provide interesting sights for bird enthusiasts, but receive little recognition from non-birders. The primary reason for this ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Studies relating reproduction to food availability are usually restricted to food quantity, but ignore food quality and the effects of habitat ...

Most birds I see are common and familiar, so I can usually name them. But every now and then a mystery individual appears, and begins to ring alarm bells: what on earth is that? That's what happened ...

An innovative new bird tracking project has been launched, with the aim of helping to demystify some of the secrets ...