Juvenile Female Western Meadowlark | Slide Mouse

Western meadowlark identification.

Juvenile female western meadowlark. 2 broods per year. 2 broods per year. This colorful member of the blackbird family flashes a vibrant yellow breast crossed by a distinctive black v shaped band. The western meadowlarks were at the shoreline feeding on brine flies just like the shorebirds often do.

Male and female birds are similar with a heavily mottled beige body thin black stripes on the wings a bold black v shaped bib on the chest and black spots or stripes on the sides. Young leave the nest after about 12 days before they are able to fly and are tended by parents for at least another 2 weeks. Look and listen for these stout ground feeders in. The western meadowlark s colorful and boldly marked plumage is the key to its identification.

Both parents feed nestlings but female does more. Meadowlarks are often more easily heard than seen unless you spot a male singing from a fence post. The buoyant flutelike melody of the western meadowlark ringing out across a field can brighten anyone s day. It nests on the ground in open grasslands across western and central north america.

The second meadowlark was paler than the first and seeing that played another trick on my mind because young meadowlarks are usually paler than adults. Young leave nest after 11 12 days when still unable to fly and are tended by parents for at least 2 more weeks. Meadowlarks are often more easily heard than seen unless you spot a male singing from a fence post. The buoyant flutelike melody of the western meadowlark ringing out across a field can brighten anyone s day.

Both parents feed nestlings but female does more. Western meadowlark it has a dark brown and white striped crown sharply pointed bill and brown tail with white edges. More scaly looking upperparts. Slightly more buffy yellow underparts.

Incubation is by female about 13 15 days. Look and listen for these stout ground feeders in. Incubation is by female about 13 15 days. The western meadowlark sturnella neglecta is a medium sized icterid bird about 8 5 in 22 cm in length.

This young meadowlark took a few seconds to check me out before it went down a slop where i. Juvenile resembles winter female but has yellow wash on throat and breast. This colorful member of the blackbird family flashes a vibrant yellow breast crossed by a distinctive black v shaped band. A juvenile western meadowlark and the great salt lake nikon d300 f6 3 1 1250 iso 500 nikkor 200 400mm vr with 1 4x tc at 400mm natural light.

White heavily spotted with brown and purple. Similar to winter adult but duller face pattern paler yellow below and breast streaked in a v not solid.