Bobolink

About the Bobolink

A colorful grassland songbird known for its bubbly, musical song and dramatic black-and-white breeding plumage.

Fun Facts

• Male Bobolinks completely reverse colors between breeding and winter plumage.
• Their song sounds like a cheerful mix of bubbling notes and jingles.
• Bobolinks migrate incredible distances between North America and South America.
• They nest in open grasslands and hayfields, often hidden among tall grasses.