This Grasslands specialist of North America breeds in the far northern Great Plains of the US and southern Canada, and then heads down to spend its winters in Texas and Mexico. It had eluded me for far too long, so when I had a long layover in Texas on my way to Brazil, I made a special effort to visit some agricultural fields where they had been reported recently. It didn't take long to find a couple although it was a little tricky because they were loosely mixed in with American Pipits. They differ from the American Pipit in that they like longer grass and have a textured backs.
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