Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
Family: Longspurs and snow buntings
Chestnut-collared Longspur is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Like the other longspurs, it is a small ground-feeding bird that primarily eats seeds.
Controlled burns may benefit this species as they feed on low-growing plants that are more easily spotted after a fire.
The female lays 4 or 5 eggs in a grass cup nest in a shallow scrape on the ground.