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Horned Lark M
Size - 6 to 7 1/2 inches long
Habitat - Prairies, fields, dunes and airports.
Nesting - The nest is a small hollow in the ground, sheltered by a rock or tuft of grass, lined with feathers, grass and hair.
Eggs - 2 to 5, white or greenish, finely speckled with brown. Incubation about 11 days, by female only. Young leave the nest 9 to 12 days after hatching.
Food - Grain, seeds, insects and spiders. |
Horned Lark Fe
Size - 6 to 7 1/2 inches long
Habitat - Prairies, fields, dunes and airports.
Nesting - The nest is a small hollow in the ground, sheltered by a rock or tuft of grass, lined with feathers, grass and hair.
Eggs - 2 to 5, white or greenish, finely speckled with brown. Incubation about 11 days, by female only. Young leave the nest 9 to 12 days after hatching.
Food - Grain, seeds, insects and spiders. |
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Dickcissel Male
Size - 6 to 7 inches long.
Habitat - Croplands and pastures.
Nesting - The nest is a cup of grass and stems concealed on the ground.
Eggs - 2 to 5, pale blue, without markings. Incubation 13 days, by only the female. Young leave the nest in about 9 days. Two broods.
Food - Seeds, grain and insects. |
Scarlet Tanager (fall colors)
Size - 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 inches long. Breeding male is brilliant scarlet.
Habitat - Deciduous and pine-oak woodlands, and orchards.
Nesting - The nest is a shallow cup of twigs, grass and stems built near the tip of a branch, 4 to 75' high.
Eggs - 3 to 5, pale blue or green, spotted with brown. Incubation 14 days, by female.
Food - Insects, berries and spiders. |
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Reference source: "North American Birds" Reader's Digest
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