Areas less than 100yd from trees, treelines, or other tall structures are not suitable nesting habitat.

Mudflats and other drowned out areas can provide nesting sites in the springtime when these areas are dried out, leaving open areas with sparse Gravel road shoulders and vegetation. field margins with low, sparse vegetation provide likely lark nesting sites.

Open fencerows The Streaked Horned Lark with low, sparse nests on the ground in areas vegetation are with low, sparse vegetation ideal for lark within open landscapes of nesting habitat, 300 acres or more. unlike fencerows with trees or bushes.

Meet the Streaked WHAT KIND OF HABITAT DOES THE working to develop funds and the federal Endangered Species Act horned lark STREAKED HORNED LARK PREFER? voluntary incentive programs to help (ESA). Under the threatened listing, a land managers, including farmers, special rule exempts farmers from ESA The Streaked The Streaked Horned Lark nests on enhance nesting habitat for the violations when performing agricultural Horned Lark is the ground in sites with low, sparse Steaked Horned Lark. operations in areas where the lark a small ground- vegetation. Historically, this type is found. However, the continued loss Potential management opportunities dwelling bird with a brown back, a of habitat was found in prairies in of breeding habitat is pushing this for farmers include: black mask, and yellow and white western Oregon and Washington, bird closer to extinction. The Lark markings on its head, plus a couple usually after disturbances such Management of field borders and Partnership is seeking opportunities small feathers or ‘horns’ which earn it as flooding or fire. Today in the corners to reverse the decline because an Willamette Valley, the Streaked the name. Road shoulders and access roads endangered listing would eliminate the Horned Lark nests and winters in special rule. Drown out / mudflat management Streaked Horned Larks nest in the native prairies, agricultural fields, spring and summer on Willamette sparsely vegetated edges of grass Late-season tillage management To learn more, contact: Valley farmlands. They prefer open, seed fields, bare ground, gravel •…and more NILES BRINTON disturbed landscapes and tend to roads and shoulders and other Conservation Specialist nest in field edges, dried mudflats, similar areas. gravel roads, grazed pastures or WHY THE STREAKED HORNED LARK? Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture fallow fields. 650 Hawthorne Ave SE #130 ABOUT THE LARK PARTNERSHIP In October 2013, the U.S. Fish and Salem, OR 97301 The Lark Partnership is a group Wildlife Service listed the Streaked Phone: 971-273-4813 of agencies and organizations Horned Lark as threatened under Email: [email protected] www.larkpartnership.org www.larkpartnership.org www.larkpartnership.org

Learn more about streaked horned lark habitat conservation on farms

The Lark Partnership is working to develop funds and voluntary incentive programs to help farmers enhance nesting habitat on private agricultural lands.

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