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Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Description:

Western Meadowlarks have yellow underparts with intricately patterned brown, black and buff upperparts. A black “V” crosses the bright yellow breast; it is gray in winter. Contrasting stripes of dark brown and light buff mark the head. The outer tail feathers flash white in flight.

Habitat:

wide open spaces of native grasslands and agricultural fields for spring and summer breeding and winter foraging. Look for them among low to medium-height grasses more so than in tall fields. They also occur along the weedy verges of roads, marsh edges, and mountain meadows up to 10,000 feet.

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely capture!

Beautiful Daniel,congrats,thanks for sharing

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Mar 8, 2013
Submitted on Mar 8, 2013

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