Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
(L 7" WS 11.5" WT 1.5 oz)
Tinley Park
04July2016
Travels some 12,500 miles (20,000
kilometers) to and from southern
South America every year.
kilometers) to and from southern
South America every year.
The Bobolink is gone -
The Rowdy of the Meadow -
And no one swaggers now but me -
(Emily Dickinson)
Dolichonyx in Greek means
long-claw (refers to the long
hind claw); oryzivorus in Latin
means rice-eating.
long-claw (refers to the long
hind claw); oryzivorus in Latin
means rice-eating.
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