Russell Rogers wrote:
And if you're into irony, one of the most likely places
to find Streaked Horned Larks is on the very same dredge
spoil islands that are being altered to discourage Caspian
Terns.

And any mechanism that reduces tern numbers will also (most
probably) have a negative impact on larks.


> The Streaked Horned Lark is perhaps the most colorful race of all Horned
> Larks in North America. The were once common in the Puget Sound and outer
> coast of WA but are now quite rare. They were added to the species of
> concern list this 28 Oct 1998. They will proabably be added to the federal
> list as a threatend species sometime in the near future.
>
> I conducted a systematic search to try and find new breeding areas for
> them this past breeding season and found only 10 locations in western WA
> where they are breeding. I estimate that the total breeding population of
> the Streaked Horned Lark in western WA to be under 100 pairs.
>

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Mike Patterson
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Astoria High School

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