The Horned Lark is not seen often around Kootenay Lake, but when it is seen it is most likely to be now, during migration. Two local subspecies can be seen: one with a markedly yellow face found at low elevations; one with a more whitish face found high. Two pictures, taken in an open field at about 1370 metres, show the more whitish-faced bird.
The Horned Lark is a ground feeder. This may well be a juvenile.
At these elevations, the throat of the Horned Lark is more whitish than yellowish.
A horned lark has been repeatedly seen at Meadow Creek this past week Jan19-26, 2014. Presumably waiting for conditions to improve northward or eastward.