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North Dakota species impacted by Global Warming
Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)

State bird of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming
Photo © Rod Planck / Photo Researchers, Inc.
Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

 
The Western meadowlark is not in danger of disappearing from its home states.

Description
8 1/2-11" (22-28 cm). Robin-sized. Streaked brown above, bright yellow below, with a bold black V on breast. Very similar to Eastern meadowlark, but upperparts paler, and yellow of throat extends onto cheeks. Best identified by voice.

Voice
Rich flute-like jumble of gurgling notes, usually descending the scale; very different from Eastern meadowlark's series of simple, plaintive whistles.

Habitat
Meadows, plains, and prairies.
See birds in your state with populations that are:

Alder Flycatcher
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Golden-winged Warbler
Gray Catbird
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Least Flycatcher
McCown's Longspur
Mourning Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Ovenbird
Philadelphia Vireo
Purple Finch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-eyed Vireo
Savannah Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Sedge Wren
Song Sparrow
Sprague's Pipit
Swamp Sparrow
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Pine Siskin



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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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