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Found inside – Page 11Comparison of Food Taken by Western Meadowlarks Collected in Alfalfa fields , Grainfields , Orchards , and Vineyards . Averages of ten birds collected in March , April and May , 1911 , at Hanford , Kings County , California . Kind of field . ... The female bird averages about two and one half cubic centimeters . Taking an ... Found inside – Page 394Adult male: Suggests a miniature meadowlark (black bib, yellow chest). Has chestnut shoulder patch. In fall, bib obscure. Female and first-year male: Much ... Found inside – Page 227imm. male male female has variable reddish to pink male blush on throat and center of breast Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa 18–22cm N Chile. Found inside – Page 145(Spiza Americana) If you see a bird that looks like a small meadowlark, it's likely a ... Females have white throats, also, but lack the black bib. Found inside – Page 144BIRDS female male Western Meadowlark Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Length : 8-10 / 2 in . What to look for : black V across ... Found inside – Page 56In winter , he is brownish with dark streaks , like the female Bobolink . ( 220 ) Meadowlark ( Eastern and Western ) Another grassland dweller . Found inside – Page 215Suggest enemies of the eggs and explain how the enemies are warded off . 9. Which bird sings , the male or female ? Why ? Suggest the characteristics of the songs . 10. Should we protect the meadowlark ? Give two reasons for your answer . Found inside – Page 394Males arrive two weeks before females and establish a territory averaging about 7 acres. As with other open-country birds, male meadowlarks give territorial ... Found inside – Page 219Many female eastern meadowlarks have at least two broods , perhaps to compensate for the high frequency of eggs and young lost to skunks , field mice ... Found inside – Page 512000s the species was judged to be the state's ninth most common breeding bird (Mollhoff, 2016). During those surveys 235 western meadowlark nests were ... Found inside – Page 362SIMILAR SPECIES: Meadowlarks much larger. Female House Sparrow. HABITAT: Alfalfa and other fields, prairies, weedy patches; occasionally at feeders. Found inside – Page 13State Bird The western meadowlark became Oregon's state bird in 1927. The meadowlark lives in the ... Female meadowlarks lay 3 to 7 eggs in their nests . Found inside – Page 55Yellowthroat , 2.5 ; W. Meadowlark . 2 ; Brown - headed Cow . bird ( females ) , 2 ; Willow Flycatcher . 1 : Yellow Warbler , 1 ; Bobolink , 1 ; Gadwall ... Found inside – Page 20Reimagining the Bird in British Romantic and Contemporary Native American ... archetypal metaphor of the earth and landscape as feminine; to this day, ... Found inside – Page 399The birds ' varied motives could be very easily rendered by musical notation , which I presume has already been done . ... Mr. M. M. Archdale has seen female Marsh Hawk standing by a Meadowlark's nest and devouring the young birds . Found inside – Page 149Eastern Meadowlarks' primary prey items include crickets, grasshoppers, ... The female alone builds the nest over a four- to eight-day period. Found inside – Page 591Hybrid birds both challenge and fascinate or— nithologists. ... Like mules—the hybrids of female horses and male donkeys—almost all the hybrids of the ... Found inside – Page 177Smaller than the Northeastern Meadowlark ; and brighter yellows , slightly orange in brightness and tint ; paler , grayer , above . Northeastern Meadowlark has upper - parts browner , under - parts more lemon - yellow in tint . Female , with ... Found insideDozens of endearing pencil sketches accompany Floyd's charming prose, making this book a unique blend of narrative and field guide. Found inside – Page 279The meadowlark, however, is one species where both sexes are beautifully colored and identical in markings. The female is slightly paler than the male; ... Found insideIn winter a large part of a meadowlark's diet consists of weed seeds. ... The female is not as bold as the male and, because of her protective coloring, ... On Duck Pond brings Jane Yolen and Bob Marstall together to tell the story of a quiet duck pond, filled with creatures large and small going about their daily business. Found inside – Page 314EASTERN MEADOWLARK Sturnella magna Fairly common 9 " ( 23 cm ) In grassy country ... Female : Mouse gray with a lighter throat ; note short finchlike bill . Found inside – Page 391Nests are very challenging to find, and females rarely flush. EASTERN MEADOWLARK Sturnella magna WESTERN MEADOWLARK Sturnella neglecta HABITAT: Eastern ... Found inside – Page 51Back without markings of any kind : Indigo bird ( female ) , brown thrasher ( breast spotted ... Back more or less streaked : Meadowlark ( below yellow with black collar ) , female rosebreasted grosbeak ( rose of male replaced by saffron yellow ) ... Found inside – Page 442All fall birds resemble female , but are rich yellow - buff below ... Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna L9 / 2 " ( 24 cm ) Black V - shaped breast band on ... Found inside – Page 134136 ) , and cryptically patterned meadowlarks . ... Females , immatures , and nonbreeding males resemble large sparrows ; note the crown stripes , rich buff ... With a touch-button electronic module housing common vocalizations of 75 species from across Eastern and Central North America, this volume offers a truly sensory way to identify and get to know local birds. Found inside – Page 554Eastern Meadowlark by Troy E. Corman Sturnella magna Reaching its ... JIM BURNS HABITAT Familiar birds of open grassy landscapes , Eastern Meadowlarks are ... This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Found inside – Page 472Since the first sighting the Western Meadowlark has been observed almost ... where a male Western Meadovvlark and a female Eastern Meadowlark produced ... Found inside – Page 318EASTERN MEADOWLARK Uncommon to fairly common M482 Sturnella magna 91 / 2 in . ( 24 cm ) . In grassy country , a chunky , brown , starling - shaped bird . Features the full text of an article entitled "A Closer Look: The Western Meadowlark," by Ann Bailey Dunn and provided by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). 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