Photo by Barry Wallace
Eastern meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)
I saw my first meadowlark of the spring this past Thursday just south of the Holland Marsh. This fast flyer flashed past me in a great hurry to get somewhere. Numbers of Eastern Meadowlarks are making a slow comeback after encroachment by humans of its normal habitat, which includes pastures, native tall-grass openings, and overgrown roadsides. Meadowlarks forage for insects, particularly grasshoppers, but also caterpillars and grubs.
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