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 eastern ...

The Eastern meadowlark seems to have a flute for voice. Its inimitably sweet melody sounds like the words spring-of-the-year. Yet meadowlarks can sing about 100 varying melodies, each song announcing ...

For generations of Missouri farmers, an enjoyable sign that spring was transitioning into summer was the crisp, clear call of a meadowlark perched on a nearby fencepost. However, that call is becoming ...

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 air ...

When is the last time you heard the sweet, clear, melodious whistle of an eastern meadowlark? A member of the family including blackbirds and orioles, the eastern meadowlark is easily identified by ...

Two bird species that herald spring mornings in U.S. farm country are like the singing Everly Brothers of yesteryear or the Jonas Brothers of today. They look almost exactly alike and no one can tell ...

During the nesting season, eastern and western meadowlarks in Oklahoma are somewhat segregated by range, with a broad area of overlap in central Oklahoma. During the winter months, some western ...