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Eastern Meadowlark -
(Sturnella magna) 

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Identification

  • Medium-sized songbird
  • Overall brown (streaked) color above
  • Bright yellow throat and belly
  • Large black "V" on breast
  • Streaked sides, large beak
  • White outer tail feathers, short tail
  • 7-10" (19-26 cm.)

Habitat

  • Grasslands, farmlands, and roadsides

Additional Information

  • Common migrant and summer resident
  • Wisconsin species of special concern
  • Population declining for 35 years
  • Often low-lying nests are destroyed by
         mowing
  • Male sings series of clear whistled notes
  • Call is a buzzy "dzrrt"
  • Nearly identical to Western Meadowlark; Best differentiated by song or call; western meadowlark is rare in KVR

Comparable Species

  • Western Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark singing

Eastern Meadowlark showing off its markings 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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