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meadowlark
noun
mead·ow·lark
ˈme-dō-ˌlärk 
-də-
: any of several American songbirds (genera Sturnella and Leistes of the family Icteridae) that are streaked brown above and in northernmost forms have a yellow breast marked with a black crescent
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The overall goal is to sustain and enhance sandplain grassland habitat, a habitat that many species rely on to survive and reproduce, including grassland nesting birds like the upland sandpiper, grasshopper sparrow, eastern meadowlark, and savannah sparrow.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024
Black terns and eastern meadowlarks have also dwindled.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Western meadowlarks, prevalent in the central and western U.S.; three-fourths have disappeared.
—David Schechter, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The overall goal is to sustain and enhance sandplain grassland habitat, a habitat that many species rely on to survive and reproduce, including grassland nesting birds like the upland sandpiper, grasshopper sparrow, eastern meadowlark, and savannah sparrow.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2024
Black terns and eastern meadowlarks have also dwindled.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Western meadowlarks, prevalent in the central and western U.S.; three-fourths have disappeared.
—David Schechter, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Meadowlark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadowlark. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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meadowlark
noun
mead·ow·lark
-ˌlärk
: any of several North American songbirds that are largely brown and buff above with a yellow breast having a black V-shaped mark across it
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