Greetings!

I am the west-side ecologist for Washington's Natural Areas Program and have
been conducting research on the streaked horned lark the past three years. The
streaked horned lark is a federal Candidate for listing under the Endangered
Species Act, is listed as Endangered in BC, it is a Candidate species in
Washington and is a Sensitive species in Oregon. It breeds in the Willamette
Valley of Oregon, the lower Columbia River islands of Oregon and Washington, the
Coast and Puget Trough of Washington and the Georgia Basin in BC. My research
is focused breeding phenology, reproductive success, habitat selection,
population modeling, etc. This spring/summer we banded approximately 80 larks
(both nestlings and adults) with USFWS bands and color bands (we currently
estimate that there are between 300 and 600 streaked horned larks in the world).
I am very interested in sightings of color marked birds. If birders see banded
birds, I would appreciate information on color combination (USFWS band and
colors) by leg (left and right from the bird's perspective) and position (e.g.,
red above USFWS on right and white above red on left). Along with information
on color combinations, I would appreciate information about location (as precise
as possible), date, and time. Please send the information directly to me
(scott.pearson at wadnr.gov). If you have any questions feel free to contact
me. Thank you!

Scott

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Scott Pearson, Ph.D.
Natural Areas Ecologist
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Asset Management and Protection Division
Box 47014
1111 Washington St. S.E.
Olympia, WA 98504-7014
Telephone: 360-902-1556
FAX: 360-902-1789
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/nhp
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/nap