The previously reported Lapland Longspur was still present at 2 p.m. today (Sat.) in with the large flock of Horned Larks (plus a few A. Pipits) in the NE corner of the Fiesta Isl. dog park. If you go in the main gate, the HOLA flock when I was there was no more than a hundred yards in, on the left.
The Longspur was very cooperative and I got a long look at it. Based on Sibley’s depictions, I’d call it a first winter bird. Is that what others thought? There may still be two in the area, because the one I was studying looked slightly different than Gary’s pictures (brighter orange-brown on the wings, more like Sibley’s paintings, and blacker, more distinct malar stripe).
