Horned Lark - Cibola National Forest, OK

The panhandle of Oklahoma is covered with barbed wire fence. many of the birds we saw were either on the fence line or the telephone poles as there are the highest points in the landscape giving the birds a chance to see what might be looking for them. This Horned lark, named for the feathers at the back of the eyebrow stripe, was up on the fence trying to keep steady as it was very windy on the plains. This was also our very first bird in Oklahoma and will go down in eBird just like that.