Sprague's Pipit

When you ask someone why they are not a birder nine times out of ten they will say, “birds are awesome, but I don’t know how you tell those little brown birds apart”.  To be completely honest, trying to distinguish between a Cassin’s and a Botteri’s Sparrow in the American southwest can be rather tedious and challenging; and when visiting the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas birds like Green Jay seem a lot more appealing than a Clay-Colored Robin.  But those boring, pass over in the field guide, birds can be some of the most rewarding as they often times are even rarer and harder to find.

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