Hello Tweeters,

I have another request for information. When I am not over in eastern
Washington this spring and summer looking for White-headed Woodpeckers, I
will be in western Washington looking for Streaked Horned Larks.

The Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) is the race of
Horned Lark that breeds in the lowlands of western Washington and Oregon.
They are in serious decline due to loss of habitat. There are only a
handfull of locations where they are currently known to breed. Last year I
conducted informal surveys to for Horned Larks. My best guess is that
there are fewer than 100 pairs left in western Washington. This summer I
will be checking historic and possible alternitive habitats to try and
find any other breeding locations.

If anyone sees a Horned Lark at any location in the Puget Lowlands, remnat
prairies, coastal spits, sandy beaches, airports, dredge islands,
agricultural fields, etc., please let me know.

Some specific places that they could be searched for is;

*Dugeness Spit

*Ocean beaches between Moclips and the mouth of the Columbia River

*Cowlitz River Valley

*Chelalis River Valley

*Airports where the grass is very low and there is exposed soil. They are
currently known to breed at the Shelton Airport, Olympia Airport, McChord
AFB, and Gray's Field at Fort Lewis.

*South Puget Sound prairies. The 13th Division Prairie at Fort Lewis is
the only prairie in which they are still found breeding.

*Sandy islands and river bars along the Columbia River, from Clark County
to Pacfic County.

*Skagit, Stillaguamish, and Lummi Flats

*The San Juan Islands


Thanks in advance,

Russell Rogers
6637 Glenwood Drive SW
Olympia WA 98512