";s:4:"text";s:6482:" Listen to Horned Lark on british-birdsongs.uk, which is a comprehensive collection of English bird songs and bird calls. Often in flocks, sometimes with pipits or longspurs.Comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families.Take Merlin with you in the field! Horned larks are especially common in plowed agricultural regions, nesting early before vegetation has a chance to grow tall. They can be seen foraging along roadsides, in feedlots, and in fields where manure and waste grain are spread, especially when snow cover is heavy.The Horned Lark sings its sweet, tinkling song on the wing, but the birds more commonly sing from a perch to defend territory. She lines the depression with vegetation and often adds a flat "doorstep" of pebbles, corncobs, or dung on one side. The song, given in flight as is common among larks, consists of a few chips followed by a warbling, ascending trill. Often in flocks, sometimes with pipits or longspurs. Birds are warm-blooded, and most species can fly. We at American Bird Conservancy are working to address loss of this species' habitat and other threats; for example, we aim to Horned Lark is the only native lark found in North America, although it's also found in northern areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Often in flocks, sometimes with pipits or longspurs. Most seeds are also picked up from the ground or from low plants.As a permanent resident, common statewide, but uncommon in the Ozarks. Nesting can begin in February. Runs along ground in open areas, often barren ground with little to no vegetation. Forages on ground, usually in open fields. This prolific species may raise as many as three broods each year.The female chooses a nest site on bare ground, either a natural depression or one she excavates herself with her bill and feet. Appears squatty with short legs and low profile body. Look carefully at a bare, brown field, especially in winter, and you may be surprised to see it crawling with little brown shapes. This species also lives in Eurasia. Most people know a bird when they see one — it has feathers, wings, and a bill.
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