Mike Mulcahy wrote:

> 1. Sitting on my porch in Desert Aire, I was watching a Horned Lark forage on the ground, presumably on seeds and/or small insects. After about 10 minutes, the bird suddenly took flight and flew straight up circling higher and higher directly over the takeoff point until I lost sight of him, probably 800 to 1000 ft high.

We observed the same thing a few days ago south of Creston, WA (28 miles east of Grand Coulee)

We to had never observed Horned Larks doing this.

Jerry and Sandy Converse
Grand Coulee, WA