. Birds worth knowing . National Association of Audubon Societies BOBOLINK(Upper figure, male; lower figure, female) Sec page Tf. National Associallott of Audubuii tiooielnid CROW (ice; puye THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY 131 Range—^North America, from Eastern coast to Westernprairies. Migrates in early autumn to Southern states,and in winter to South America and West Indies. Migrations—^Early May. From July to October. Com-mon summer resident.(See plate, page 130.) On a May morning, when buttercups spangle the freshgrasses in the meadows, this rollicking jolly fellow risesfrom their midst int
. Birds worth knowing . National Association of Audubon Societies BOBOLINK(Upper figure, male; lower figure, female) Sec page Tf. National Associallott of Audubuii tiooielnid CROW (ice; puye THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY 131 Range—^North America, from Eastern coast to Westernprairies. Migrates in early autumn to Southern states,and in winter to South America and West Indies. Migrations—^Early May. From July to October. Com-mon summer resident.(See plate, page 130.) On a May morning, when buttercups spangle the freshgrasses in the meadows, this rollicking jolly fellow risesfrom their midst into the air with the merriest froKc of asong you ever head. Loud, clear, strong, full of queerkinks and twists that could not possibly be written down inour musical scale, the rippling, reckless music seems to keephis wings in motion as well as his throat; for when it sud-denly bursts forth, up he shoots into the air like a skylark,and paddles himself along with just the tips of his wingswhile it is the mad music that seemingly propels him—then he drops with his song into the grass again. Fre-quently he pours out his hilario
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