If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

4/16/11 Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus). 

An unmistakable sparrow with its striking face pattern and dark spot on the chest. Common here on our property, especially in the warmer months. This one is perched on a sycamore tree off the driveway.
1/15/11 On a sycamore tree off of our driveway.
4/16/07 Under a bird feeder in our back orchard. 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Lark Sparrow

SPECIES: Chondestes grammacus

COUNT: 2

LIFE LIST DATE: 10/23/2002

LOCATION: Perched on barbed wire fence off of Hwy. 395S at Wildlife Viewing Area between Independence and Big Pine. Inyo County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds:

IDENTIFYING MARKS & BEHAVIOR: 6 1/2" easily recognized by its striking red-brown cheek patch and crown stripes; clear gray breast with central dot

VOICE: Complex song of trills, clear notes, and buzzes; call a sharp tsip, sometimes given in a series. 
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