Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

(L 9.5" WS 14.5" Wt 3.4 oz)

Bosque del Apache
Nat‘l Wildlife Refuge

13Mar2012

Colorful member of the blackbird
family...has a beautiful flute-like song.

Is the state bird of Kansas,
Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oregon and Wyoming.