The Lark Bunting
The Lark Bunting is the official state bird of Colorado. The Lark Bunting is a migrant bird that arrives in flocks to Colorado in April each year where they inhabit the plains regions and areas up to 8,000 feet. The Larks fly south again in September. The male Lark Bunting is black with snowy white wing patches and edgings, tail coverts and outer tail feathers. In the winter the male Lark Bunting changes to a gray brown like the female bird, however the chin remains black and the black belly feathers retain white edgings. The female bird is gray brown above and white below with dusky streaks. The male bird is six to seven inches while the female is slightly smaller.