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Sprague's Pipit Sounds

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Montana, May 27, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
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Montana, June 11, 2015Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Montana, July 26, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan | Macaulay Library
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Montana, June 11, 2015Recorded by Nathan Pieplow

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Songs

The pleasant song, given in flight (seldom from the ground), is a series of thin, high-pitched, buzzy tzsew notes, each descending and given in a descending, swirling pattern for about 3 seconds. The males hover on fluttering wings above the territory and glide shallowly when singing. The flight display usually lasts about 30 minutes but exceptionally may continue for 3 hours without interruption.

Calls

A rapid, squeaky squick or squeet.

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Species in This Family

Wagtails and Pipits(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Motacillidae)

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