I heard the song of spring echoing across a grassy field in west Harris County, a song like no other from a bird like no other called the Eastern meadowlark. Pure, sweet, joyful notes filled the ...

The eastern meadowlark’s song rolls across Texas prairies and fields with a fluted melody, ... The bird also uses its beak to pry apart vegetative ground litter to find insects.

However, data show that this bird’s melodic call is definitely being heard with less frequency. The eastern meadowlark ranks sixth on the National Audubon Society’s list of top 20 common North ...

The meadowlark has been a newsmaker this summer – but not the North Dakota state bird, which is the western meadowlark. The newsmaker is its close relative – almost a twin species – the ...

Not all birds prefer trees in which to feed, nest and rest. The nation’s rolling Midwest is a prime example of grassland habitat holding a variety of unusual birds. But you need not venture f… ...

Water availability, air pollution, chemicals and the decline of insect populations all can affect birds. The eastern meadowlark, a fairly common sight for grassland birders in the Chicago area ...

AMESBURY — New signs have been installed at Woodsom Farm to protect a grassland bird nesting area.

The threatened eastern meadowlark is one of several ground-nesting species that live on the 110-acre parcel, which was recently preserved by the Vermont wildlife department.

The Eastern Meadowlark, which tends to be the chunkier of the two, isn’t claimed by any state while the slightly thinner Western Meadowlark is the state bird for six states. Prairie Chickens.

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The western meadowlark holds a special, almost magical, place in the hearts and souls of those inhabiting the prairies of North Dakota. While it is the state bird, the meadowlark is iconic in its ...