Lark Bunting by Michael M., age 9

The Lark Bunting's size is 7 inches [18 centimeters]. The nest is built on the ground near cactus or yucca. The nest is made of hair, moss, wool, and feathers. It only lives in Colorado in the summer. In September the flocks fly south to Arizona, Texas, and Mexico. The eggs are greenish-blue. The range they live in is in eastern Colorado to the foothills in the short grass plains. A good place to see lark buntings is at Pawnee National Grasslands, Comanche National Grasslands, and near Barr lake. They eat grasshoppers and ants. When the young are grown they fly in large flocks.

I got my information from BIRDS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.


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