bobolink
noun
bob·o·link
ˈbä-bə-ˌliŋk 
: an American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) with the breeding male chiefly black
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In the spring, areas around the younger trees drew ground nesters like bobolinks — songbirds that migrate to and from South America — killdeer and woodcocks, who availed themselves of the open spaces to perform their courtship flights and rear their young.
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Cara Buckley, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Species showing declines included the ovenbird, which relies on heavy leaf litter, and the beloved bobolink, known for its distinctive coloring and song, as well as its impressive annual migration.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
Sightings at Nauset Spit in Orleans included a Lapland longspur, 3 marsh wrens, 5 American pipits, 21 Savannah sparrows, a yellow-breasted chat, and 3 bobolinks.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Reports from Crane WMA in Falmouth included 2 American kestrels, 9 Eastern phoebes, 2 grasshopper sparrows, 18 Eastern towhees, 2 bobolink, 4 Eastern meadowlarks, a dickcissel, and 2 blue grosbeaks.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Researchers are working with landowners in the state to preserve some of the last vital habitats available for grassland birds, like the bobolink, Savannah sparrow and meadowlark.
—USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
From here the trail travels along a dusty road through a vast field populated by bobolink and eastern meadowlark.
—Peter Marteka, courant.com, 20 May 2018
Here is a sampling of the offerings: Bloomfield: A nature walk on the Orchard Trail to the High Orchard, through farm fields to the Auer Farm Road Orchard to look for bobolinks.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 15 May 2018
Officials say rare bird species such as bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, and American kestrels breed on the grassland.
—Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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Cara Buckley, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Species showing declines included the ovenbird, which relies on heavy leaf litter, and the beloved bobolink, known for its distinctive coloring and song, as well as its impressive annual migration.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
Sightings at Nauset Spit in Orleans included a Lapland longspur, 3 marsh wrens, 5 American pipits, 21 Savannah sparrows, a yellow-breasted chat, and 3 bobolinks.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019
Reports from Crane WMA in Falmouth included 2 American kestrels, 9 Eastern phoebes, 2 grasshopper sparrows, 18 Eastern towhees, 2 bobolink, 4 Eastern meadowlarks, a dickcissel, and 2 blue grosbeaks.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Researchers are working with landowners in the state to preserve some of the last vital habitats available for grassland birds, like the bobolink, Savannah sparrow and meadowlark.
—USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
From here the trail travels along a dusty road through a vast field populated by bobolink and eastern meadowlark.
—Peter Marteka, courant.com, 20 May 2018
Here is a sampling of the offerings: Bloomfield: A nature walk on the Orchard Trail to the High Orchard, through farm fields to the Auer Farm Road Orchard to look for bobolinks.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 15 May 2018
Officials say rare bird species such as bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, and American kestrels breed on the grassland.
—Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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bobolink
noun
bob·o·link
ˈbäb-ə-ˌliŋk
: an American songbird that has plumage which is streaky brown above and yellowish brown below except for the breeding season when the male is chiefly black and white
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