7 inches long.The male Bobolink is black overall with a large white patch on the wings and on the lower back and rump. There is a large distinctive buff patch on the nape. The female is drab. It is buffly with dark stripes on the back, sides and rump. The head has dark brown streaks. In the fall the males and juveniles resemble the females.
Bobolinks may be found in late spring and summer hayfields and weedy meadows near Omaha. They can uncommonly be seen at FF during spring migration, especially early May.
In spring and early summer male Bobolinks fly low over the meadows while singing their bubbly “bob-o-link” song.
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