Western Meadowlark

Description:

Large, stocky songbird with a short tail. Throat, chest, and belly yellow. Black "V" across chest. Back brown and streaked. Outer tail feathers white.

Habitat:

An abundant and familiar bird of open country across the western two-thirds of the continent, the Western Meadowlark is beloved for its melodic song. It is frequently seen singing atop fenceposts along roadsides in native grassland and agricultural areas.

Notes:

We heard the meadowlarks before we saw them - such a beautiful song www.allaboutbirds.org