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Anthus Rubescens
A fledgling pipit viewed on Mt. Evans in Colorado. It still had some tufts of down feathers and couldn't fly very far, so I came to the conclusion-after watching it for some time that it was a fledgling (especially after I saw its parents nearby.)
It breeds in arctic and alpine tundra. In migration and winter uses coastal beaches and marshes, stubble fields, recently plowed fields, mudflats, and river courses. (www.allaboutbirds.com)
Spotted on Jul 20, 2011
Submitted on Sep 6, 2011
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