The Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris is a circumpolar bird of the northern Hemisphere primarily. It lives in all temperate areas with a northern population that migrates extensively. There is also an isolated population in the country of Colombia.
They tend to occur in upland fields and in the winter are often seen in flocks on the edge of roads where they get gravel and then fly up when cars approach. You may also see them working across snowy fields in the winter taking any seeds and insects that they find.
Classification:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremophila
Species: E. alpestris
My photos;
Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris
Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris. Southern form, Greenway Rd., Okanogan County, Washington State, USA
Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris
Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris. Northern Form. Taken on Cameron Lake Rd. Okanogan County, Washington State, US
Photos:
horned lark
"horned lark at a puddle on first encounter beach parking lot in eastham, ma"
Photo courtesy of joghadban
Horned Lark
"A Horned Lark just by Halne Fjellstove in Norway."
Photo courtesy of Jakob Sig
