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 Photo by George Wall Description: They have a sandy-brown plumage with a dark mask face pattern and a dark breast band. They have long wings and a short tail. Their belly is white. The horned lark gets its name from the tiny, protruding black feathers on each side of its head, which give the bird a horned appearance. Habitat: They like expansive open areas with very little vegestation like plowed fields, beaches, and even edges of airport runways. Diet: They eat mainly insects during the mating season, but lots of seeds during winter. Range: Horned Larks nest from Alaska and Canada down to West Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, coastal Texas, and Kansas, wintering along the Gulf Coast. It also appears throughout northern and southern Europe, where it winters around the North Sea, and in northern and southern Asia. Sightings have also been reported in Morocco, Colombia, Lebanon, and northern Israel. Breeding: They build their nest on the ground in a slight depression. There nest is made of finely woven grass, reeds or other material. They have from 2-5 eggs that are pale gray with brown spots. Young receive care from both parents. |
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