The Olive-backed Pipit is an Asian pipit that regularly appears in small numbers in western Alaska and occasionally as a vagrant on the Pacific Coast. It has bright olive-green upperparts with fine streaking and a pale buff supercilium. Its two-note 'tseep' call gives it away overhead during migration.
Best time to see a Olive-backed Pipit
The best time to see a Olive-backed Pipit is October–November, when about 99% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 80 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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