Tuesday, October 23, 2012

A New Bird : Western Meadowlark

One Fall morning, when I zoomed-in on two birds on a tall nearby tree.  I first thought they were a couple of American Robins.  Don't they look like Robins in the distance? 


But when I enlarged this photo on a computer screen, they turned out to be Western Meadowlarks.  They can be easily identified by a prominent black V-shaped necklace.   Males, females, and juveniles all look alike.




During summer they go to the cooler Eastern Oregon, whereas in winter they migrate back to the warmer Western Oregon.  They belong to the blackbird family and like to eat seeds or catch bugs by poking their long bill into holes in the ground or grass. 

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