Photo Details
July 02,
2004 - Monte Cristo,
Cache County,
Utah - ©NJ Davis
Description
L 6.25 WS 10,
Cream belly,
White outer tail feathers, White eye-ring, Pink bill -
legs,
Rufous lesser coverts, Auriculars - pale center framed by dark
color
Behavior
Feeds on ground
eating
weed seeds, grain and insects in habitat of dry fields with little
vegetation,
or beach grass, sagebrush, or fields. Lays 3-5 dark marked, cream to
green
eggs in cup nest of grass and roots placed in depression on the ground.
Altricial. Male sings from highest perch in territory and does flight
song
over territory of 1-2 acres during courtship. Like dust bathing.
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