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Bobolink

 

A distinctive bird of open grasslands, the Bobolink is the only American bird that is black underneath and white on the back. This coloring makes the male stand out while he is performing his displays. After breeding he changes into a drab, camouflaged plumage to spend the rest of the year.

 

Photo courtesy of Lloyd Spitalnik 2025
Text courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025