Lark Sparrow Images, Facts and Information:
Chondestes grammacus
- Lark Sparrows are large, brown sparrows with bold facial patterns, long tail with white corners and pale underparts with a dark spot on their chests.
- Larks Sparrows are the only members of the genus Chondestes.
- Lark Sparrows are migratory in most of their range but in southern areas they can be year round residents. They are primarily found in the western parts of Canada and the U.S. during the breeding season but can be found as far east as Ohio, Tennessee and the most northwestern tip of Georgia. They winter as far south as southern Mexico.
- Lark Sparrows prefer open habitat like grasslands, fields, pastures farmlands and roadsides.
- Lark Sparrows eat seeds, grasshoppers and other insects.
- Lark Sparrows often take over old Sage Thrasher or Northern Mockingbird nests instead of building their own. Lark Sparrow eggs have been found mixed in with thrasher and mockingbird eggs in nests which suggests that they share their nest with another species.
- Lark Sparrows lay 3 – 5 eggs which hatch in 11 – 12 days. The female incubates and they are monogamous.
- A group of sparrows can be called a “flutter”, “ubiquity”, “crew” or a “quarrel” of sparrows.
- Lark Sparrows can live up to 9 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Lark Sparrow photos.
Young Lark Sparrow on a jackleg fence
Title: Young Lark Sparrow on a jackleg fence
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 8/30/2022
Adult Lark Sparrow on a breezy morning
Title: Adult Lark Sparrow on a breezy morning
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2022
Spring Lark Sparrow perched on a metal post
Title: Spring Lark Sparrow perched on a metal post
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2022
Singing adult Lark Sparrow in the West Desert
Title: Singing adult Lark Sparrow in the West Desert
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2022
Spring Lark Sparrow perched on a juniper
Title: Spring Lark Sparrow perched on a juniper
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2022
Lark Sparrow adult in golden light
Title: Lark Sparrow adult in golden light
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 6/2/2021
Lark Sparrow with nesting materials in its bill
Title: Lark Sparrow with nesting materials in its bill
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/19/2021
Lark Sparrow adult gathering nesting materials
Title: Lark Sparrow adult gathering nesting materials
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/19/2021
Lark Sparrow perched on a fence with nesting material
Title: Lark Sparrow perched on a fence with nesting material
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/19/2021
Spring adult Lark Sparrow on a barbed wire fence
Title: Spring adult Lark Sparrow on a barbed wire fence
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/19/2021
Immature Lark Sparrow in a mountain canyon
Title: Immature Lark Sparrow in a mountain canyon
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 8/5/2018
Lark Sparrow with droopy wings
Title: Lark Sparrow with droopy wings
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/19/2018
Lark Sparrow on a bright boulder
Title: Lark Sparrow on a bright boulder
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/24/2017
Lark Sparrow against a blue sky
Title: Lark Sparrow against a blue sky
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/24/2017
Lark Sparrow on a Tintic Quartzite boulder
Title: Lark Sparrow on a Tintic Quartzite boulder
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/24/2017
Lark Sparrow resting on a post
Title: Lark Sparrow resting on a post
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/24/2017
Perky Lark Sparrow on a post
Title: Perky Lark Sparrow on a post
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/24/2017
Perched adult Lark Sparrow in Box Elder County
Title: Perched adult Lark Sparrow in Box Elder County
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/9/2017
Lark Sparrow in a light breeze
Title: Lark Sparrow in a light breeze
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/9/2017
Adult Lark Sparrow singing on a wooden fence post
Title: Adult Lark Sparrow singing on a wooden fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/9/2017