The Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes the nest building of the western meadowlark like this: Building Santa Fe ...

The bird undoubtedly had a nest in the grassy expanse that stretched ... There was only the Western meadowlark, singing from the wire, filling our mornings and evenings with song.

Their nest is hard to spot as well ... And not just in Washington. Since 1966, the western meadowlark population has declined about 1% each year in all but two of the states it inhabits ...

After hatching, the small, dependent young remain in the nest for roughly 2 more weeks; during this time the female broods them at night and both parents provide food. The western meadowlark ...

Growing up on a southern Saskatchewan farm, we knew spring was on the way when the sweet song of the Western Meadowlark serenaded ... a narrow trail leads to the nest. Three to seven eggs are ...

Chicks are ready to leave the nest in about two weeks. Meadowlark females do most of the work when it comes to nesting, incubating and caring for nestlings. The Western meadowlark is the second ...

Because they nest on the ground ... A very plentiful species, the return of the western meadowlark signals spring’s arrival. Their song throughout the summer is good reassurance that much ...

The western meadowlark is North Dakota’s state bird ... consumes one-third pound of insects during its 12 days in the nest. If you're not as impressed with its diet then maybe you’ll find ...

Best to distinguish them by song, with the western meadowlark singing raspy ... and the two pair up and stay together throughout nest building and chick rearing. No matter how lark-sounding ...

While perhaps not as highly revered nationwide as our national symbol, the bald eagle, which has recovered from listing as an endangered species, the Western meadowlark does have high status on a ...