meadowlarks
Yellow-breasted field birds
Meadowlarks are North American songbirds known for their bright yellow breasts marked with a distinctive black V-shaped band.
They inhabit grasslands and open fields, where their melodious, flute-like songs carry across prairies: We heard meadowlarks singing at dawn.
Despite the name, they belong to the blackbird family, not the lark family.
Melodious perching avian
- blackbirdDark-plumaged thrush species
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
perching · avian · species · identification · birdwatching · breeding · migration · range
Blowing air tunefully
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- callContact by phone
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
singing · perch · fencepost · trill · warble · repertoire · pitch · birdsong
Open grassy flatland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- fieldArea of specialty
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
savanna · farmland · rangeland · nesting · ground-dwelling · shortgrass · agricultural · steppe
songbird
Melodious perching avian
- blackbirdDark-plumaged thrush species
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
plumage · perching · avian · species · identification · birdwatching · breeding · migration · range · ornithologist
whistling
Blowing air tunefully
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- callContact by phone
vocalization · singing · perch · fencepost · trill · warble · repertoire · pitch · birdsong · musical
prairie
Open grassy flatland
plains · savanna · farmland · rangeland · nesting · ground-dwelling · shortgrass · agricultural · steppe · Midwest
insects
Six-legged arthropods
- grasshoppersJumping, chirping insects
- beetlesHard-winged insects
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
foraging · predation · hawks · snakes · cowbirds · clutch · fledgling · territory · conservation · declining
Kansas
Central American plains state
Oregon · Americana · heartland · pastoral · frontier · countryside
- meadowsgrass, grasses, wildflower fields, clover, daisies
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- prairieprairie dog, tallgrass prairie, prairie dogs, prairie grass, prairie chicken
- prairiesprairies, prairie grass, grasslands, grassland, tallgrass
- Icteridsred-winged blackbird, Baltimore oriole, bobolink, oriole, grackle
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
meadowlarksowls
Nocturnal birds of prey
woodpeckers · thrushes · forest dwellers · wood thrush · ovenbird
- western meadowlarkYellow songbird of open fields