Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus
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Length: 5.75 inches
Conical bill
Distictive head pattern: chestnut crown and cheeks, white supercilium, crown stripe, eye ring and throat, black eyeline and malar streak ...
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) is widespread across the western three fourths of the United States. The bird at right was photographed in Kenedy Co., Texas in February, 2002.
Lark Sparrow
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LARK SPARROW FACTS
Description
The Lark Sparrow is a small bird with distinctive head markings with white or pale brown stripe on the crown bordered by chestnut brown. There are chestnut brown patches on side of the head below the eye.
Lark Sparrows are birds of south-eastern Alberta, rarely being found very much west of a line through Lethbridge to the Drumheller area or very much north of the Red Deer River. Even within this area they can be very local in distribution.
The Lark Sparrow is a brown bird with distinctive markings on the head and tail, found in grassy habitats with scattered trees or shrubs, including sagebrush, park-like settings, ...
Lark Sparrow
(Chondestes grammacus)
Status: Vagrant.
Last recorded on site in 1996
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Two adults were found in the prairie reconstruction area west of Eola Rd.
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) ...
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli) ...
Lark Sparrow in Spring - Mt. Burdell
We were hoping to find a Grasshopper Sparrow at Mt. Burdell, but we had to "settle" for some Lark Sparrows, Western Bluebirds, Acorn Woodpeckers and about a zillion wildflowers.
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus. Breeder. Uncommon in fall, and rare in winter and spring in primarily outer coast of Gulf Coast Plain region. In Inland Coastal Plain region, rare in spring, summer, and fall.
LARK SPARROW - 1 continues near Pulpit Rocks, today the bird was seen
along Rte 1A well to the north of the pulloff
Snow Bunting - 22 at the King Eider spot, 15 at Pulpit Rocks ...
Lark Sparrow
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
LARK BUNTING.
[Lark Sparrow.]
EMBERIZA GRAMMACA, Say.
[Chondestes grammacus.] ...
Vagrants show up at feeders in town (Painted Bunting, Lark Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Yellow-breasted Chat, Dickcissel) and the sea birds can be great, depending on the wind.
aedon), western bluebirds (Sialia mexicana), American robins, western tanagers (Piranga ludoviciana), green-tailed towhees (P. chlorurus), spotted towhees, chipping sparrows (Spizella passerinea), vesper sparrows (Pooecetes gramineus), lark sparrows ...
female from incubation to few days after hatching as male continues to supply food to female for young. Fond of bathing. Forages in flocks; flocks throughout year occ with other seed eaters, e.g., Lesser Goldfinch, House Finch, junco, Lark Sparrow.
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus: El Modena Park, Orange, CA, 01 Jan
Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli: Lake Perris State Recreation Area, Perris, CA, 03 Jan ...
 See also: Sparrow, Grasshopper, Grasshopper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Towhee
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