bobolink
Bubbling prairie songster
A bobolink is a North American songbird, the male striking in breeding season with black underparts and a pale back—the reverse of most birds.
The name imitates its bubbling, tinkling song.
Bobolinks migrate extraordinary distances, from Canadian meadows to South American grasslands.
We spotted a bobolink singing from a fencepost.
Perching bird order member
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- avianOf or concerning birds
- featheredCovered with plumage
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
beak · nesting · perch · fledgling · ornithology · ornithologist · habitat · wingspan
Grassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- hayfieldGrass-growing harvest plot
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
wetland · marsh · agricultural · tallgrass · clover · alfalfa · boreal · field
Forming gas spheres
- warbleSing with tremolo
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- chirpShort, high avian sound
metallic · jangling · cascade · reedy · territorial · vocalization · whistling · chattering
passerine
Perching bird order member
plumage · beak · nesting · perch · fledgling · ornithology · ornithologist · habitat · wingspan · grassland
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- hayfieldGrass-growing harvest plot
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
pasture · wetland · marsh · agricultural · tallgrass · clover · alfalfa · boreal · field
bubbling
Forming gas spheres
chirp · metallic · jangling · cascade · reedy · territorial · vocalization · whistling · chattering · tinkling
flyway
Established bird migration path
pampas · long-distance · wintering · breeding · seasonal · navigation · stopover · flock · passage · journey
black
Darkest possible hue
male · female · streaked · eclipse · molt · bicolored · cape · ruff
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- migrantsmigrants, arctic tern, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale
- migratory birdsarctic tern, Canada goose, barn swallow, snow goose, sandhill crane
- songbirdsrobin, sparrow, canary, bluebird, cardinal
- grassland birdsmeadowlark, western meadowlark, prairie chicken
- prairieprairie dog, tallgrass prairie, prairie dogs, prairie grass, prairie chicken