: mid Apr-late May and mid Sep-late Oct with to mid Nov and to early Jun. Favors open shorelines, bare ground including mountain tops, close-cropped or stubble fields and golf courses. Most often heard in flight. A Mar 15, 2010 record from Sand Beach is best thought of as an early migrant. The Jun 26-27, 2021 record from Mount Desert Rock is hard to explain.
: Formerly but 2021-2025, most recently Dec 22, 2025 at Seawall
Miscellany: Pipits migrate diurnally, moving in loose flocks sometime numbering, in fall, a hundred birds or more. Most flocks are of 10 or fewer and single birds comprise the majority of the encounters.
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Last Reviewed: April 29th, 2026