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Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) call
A clear, slurred, whistled see-you, see-yeeer from a fence post.
Listen to the Eastern Meadowlark call
A field recording of the Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) by William Kimzey, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Eastern Meadowlark in farmland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Eastern Meadowlark
These birds belong to the icterid family, like the Eastern Meadowlark, so their calls can sound alike.
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Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
A gurgling konk-la-ree ending in a buzzy trill, from a cattail perch.
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Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Creaky, rusty-hinge squeaks and harsh chack calls, often from noisy flocks.
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Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Rich, whistled, flute-like notes in short phrases, and a dry chattering rattle.
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Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
A rich, flute-like song that bubbles and gurgles down the scale; Oregon's state bird.
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Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
A sharp, rising wheet and a hurried, chattering warble from palm trees.
Questions
Questions about the Eastern Meadowlark
What does the Eastern Meadowlark sound like?
A clear, slurred, whistled see-you, see-yeeer from a fence post. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Eastern Meadowlark?
Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Baltimore Oriole, Western Meadowlark and Hooded Oriole sound similar.
Where can I hear the Eastern Meadowlark?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Eastern Meadowlark call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 4: Fields & Edges. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Eastern Meadowlark in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Eastern Meadowlark comes in Level 4: Fields & Edges. That Level is about meadows, hedgerows and summer visitors.
Learn it with these birds in Level 4 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
A soft, low, warbled chur-lee, chur-lee and a gentle tu-a-wee call.
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Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
A bright drink-your-teeeee and a rising chewink call from the undergrowth.
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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Bright, paired phrases: fire-fire, where-where, here-here, see-it, see-it.
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Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Sweet, slurred whistles that speed up into a trill, like a bouncing ball.
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Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
A raspy, emphatic fee-bee, fee-b-be; wags its tail on a low perch.
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Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva
A bright, quick sweet-sweet-sweet, I'm so sweet.
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Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
A rolling witchety-witchety-witchety from reeds and damp scrub.
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Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Liquid, gurgling twitters and a cheerful, chirping song over ponds and marshes.
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
A cheerful, twittering warble with a dry rattle; long tail streamers over farms and fields.
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Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Flocks give very high, thin, lisping sreee notes, almost too high to hear.
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Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
A piercing kill-DEER, often given on the wing at night.
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