Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
On the breeding grounds they are quite gregarious, several pairs crowding into a few acres of suitable habitat. Since there are few elevated song perches in their grassland breeding area, the spectacular black and white male advertises its presence with a conspicuous song flight, in which it rises almost vertically, then drops back to its original perch. Often one can see several singing males in the air at one time, providing watchers an easy way to locate a nesting colony.
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