The eastern meadowlark is nearly identical. It is fairly common in states farther east, but there are only a few records for eastern meadowlarks in North Dakota, at least after 1842.

They're best distinguished by song, with western meadowlark singing raspy, gargling notes sounding like "Texas-is-beautiful." Some meadowlarks breeding in northern states shift down to Texas for ...

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It is fond of open grasslands. The Western Meadowlark is so popular that it is also the state bird of North Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oregon.

The western meadowlark may not be at great risk of climate change in Montana. The Audubon study indicates its population will be mostly stable, with slight range expansions as some higher ...