As of 2/14/21, only the American Pipit page exists in this category, so you have been transported directly here.
American Pipit — AMPI
I have had precisely one contact with an American Pipit. I was at Sunset Lake in Asbury Park looking for ducks on November 18, 2017 when the bird appeared perched on the retaining wall of Sunset Lake just east of the footbridge. My first thought was that it was a thrush of some kind. It kindly stayed on its perch for long enough for me to grab a couple of dozen photographs, 19 of which I’ve retained in my library. But aside from moving its head a little, the bird did nothing particularly interesting. My sense is that American Pipits are more common in the western part of New Jersey than here at the coast.
American Pipit — AMPI
I have had precisely one contact with an American Pipit. I was at Sunset Lake in Asbury Park looking for ducks on November 18, 2017 when the bird appeared perched on the retaining wall of Sunset Lake just east of the footbridge. My first thought was that it was a thrush of some kind. It kindly stayed on its perch for long enough for me to grab a couple of dozen photographs, 19 of which I’ve retained in my library. But aside from moving its head a little, the bird did nothing particularly interesting. My sense is that American Pipits are more common in the western part of New Jersey than here at the coast.
Lightbox Gallery of American Pipit photographs.
My first impression was I was seeing an oversized sparrow or perhaps some kind of thrush.
Only when I examined the photographs at hom did I realize that this was an American Pipit.
The bird held its ground resulting in a number of similar photographs as I moved closer.
This was one of my last shots. Shortly after this, the bird flew off to the northwest.
Pentax K-1 with 150–450 mm lens augmented by the 1.4x teleconverter, f/11 at 1/2000th second, iso 10,000. Post-processed using Adobe Lightroom.