When I was a tender 5-year-old in Minnesota, my mother taught me that a meadowlark's song can be interpreted as “wash your feet, you fool.” She made me laugh, and I never forgot the name of the bird ...

You'll probably hear one before you see it, though seeing the western meadowlark isn't necessarily hard to do, as they reside in much of Colorado year-round, and they like finding tall, open perches ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — On warm days in February, the shrub steppe suddenly comes alive with the magical song of the western meadowlark. Indeed, its far-carrying bubbly notes are one of the easiest bird songs ...

MINOT, N.D. (AP) - The western meadowlark populations in North Dakota are still declining and its song is being heard less every year. Western meadowlarks are robin-sized yellow breasted birds that ...

For the western meadowlark is a true migrant. Very few spend the winter so far north as this, and those that try do not usually survive. Although I’ve seen them in our area in late December, I’ve ...

The state bird of North Dakota is a charismatic little avian. A small bird with bright colors and a joyous musical trill, you might've seen the western meadowlark perched on fence posts or poles, ...

FARGO — The Western meadowlark is the canary in the coal mine for prairie grasslands, if you will. North Dakota's state bird — with a distinctive black V on its chest, yellow breast and familiar ...

The western meadowlark is Wyoming's state bird.

The western meadowlark is North Dakota’s state bird but did you know one of it’s closest relatives is the less embraced common blackbird? Yes, meadowlarks are members of the blackbird family, which ...