Lawrence D. Igl Douglas H. Johnson Marriah L. Sondreal Christopher M. Goldade Barry D. Parkin Betty R. Euliss Jill A. Shaffer 2021 <p>Keys to Lark Sparrow (<i>Chondestes grammacus</i>) management include providing open grasslands with sparse-to-moderate herbaceous and litter cover and a woody component and allowing occasional burning or moderate grazing. Lark Sparrows have been reported to use habitats with 10–63 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 10–54 percent grass cover, 9–25 percent forb cover, 4–18 percent shrub cover, 16–38 percent bare ground, 12–45 percent litter cover, and less than or equal to 1 cm litter depth.</p> application/pdf 10.3133/pp1842DD en U.S. Geological Survey The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) reports