| Common Name | Eastern Meadowlark |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Sturnella magna |
| Type of Report | Out-of-Season |
| Date of Observation | 01/03/2021 |
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| Number Observed | 1 |
| Reporting Observer's Name | Sue Wetmore |
| Mailing Address | 14 Maple St. Brandon, Vermont 05733 United States Map It |
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| Date Completed | 01/11/2021 |
| Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 0 |
| Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 0 |
| Place Name | Sawyer/Needham Rd. |
| Township | Whiting |
| County | Addison |
| Vermont eBird Checklist URL | ebird.org |
| Time of Day | 01:48 PM |
| Length of Time Observed | 1 minutes |
| Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 50 feet |
| Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 30 feet |
| Noteworthy Weather Conditions | none |
| Optical Equipment Used for Observation | Vortex Razor 8x42 |
| Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species | extemely familiar |
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| Description of Habitat | Typical winter birds in the same area were, snow buntings, horned larks and redpolls. |
| Behaviors Observed | Bird flew up from side of road and landed briefly in the field. Then it flew back into the road where I took a quick photo. It remained there a short time before taking off again in an NW direction. |
| Description of Vocalizations | none |
| Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation | Medium sized bird, black crown stripes, white outer tail feathers as it flew to the field. Upon returning to the road I noted the yellow breast with black bib. |
| Relative Size & Shape | short-tailed, medium sized bird, large head, long pointed bill |
| Head | crown had black lateral stripes, light malar area, black eye, yellow throat |
| Feet & Bill | finely pointed dark long bill |
| Upper Back | dark colored back |
| Lower Back & Rump | same darkish color |
| Wings | stiff wing wingbeats as it flew, markings not noted. |
| Breast, Belly, Flanks, Under Tail Coverts | yellow breast with black bib, flanks with da few dark streaks |
| Tail | short-tailed with white outer tail feathers. |
| IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different? | Western meadowlark, but they have a mostly yellow malar area and this bird had mostly white there. |
| Other Notes & Comments | assumed adult sex unknown |
| This report was written from notes taken: | Written from Memory |
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