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Bobolink
(Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

        
   
   
Bobolink Information
                                       
Length: 6 - 8"

Habitat: Open fields, especially hayfields; wet meadows. During migration, can also be found in marshes.

Diet: Insects, including grasshoppers, ants, beetles, and caterpillars;
Bobolink
Photo © Mike Danzenbaker
spiders; weed seeds and grass seeds. Click to enlarge
 
 
Bobolink ID TipsIdentification tips for the Bobolink
 
 
More Photos
 
Photo of Bobolink Feeding Young
 
Photo of Bobolink Pair at Nest
 
 
Range Map:
(Click map to enlarge.)
 
         Bobolink Breeding Map USGS                                                
   
  Breeding Map  
 
 
Additional Information:
 
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Illustration of Bobolink, sound file, migration, mating, nesting, description.
 
     
   

 

 


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