North Louisiana Wildlife
Bobolink calling from a perch on a bare bush

Did you know that bobolinks have the ability to orient themselves with Earth’s magnetic field?

Bobolinks
at
a Glance

Bobolink calling from a perch on a bare bush

Key Features:

Male bobolinks are black birds with flat heads, long tails, white on their backs and yellow napes. Females are brown with dark brown backs.

Least Concern - Population Decreasing

Habitat:

Fields, marshes, meadows, and prairies

nesting habits:

Bobolinks forage on the ground.

seasons bobolinks are active in our area:

Early spring

Diet:

Insects, seeds, snails and spiders

hunting Behavior:

Bobolinks build nests on the ground out of grass and twigs.

Commonly Confused With:

Red-Winged Blackbirds and Grasshopper Sparrows

Female red-winged blackbird on a tree branch

Female bobolinks are often confused with female red-winged blackbirds because both are brown.  Female bobolinks are lighter colored and not as heavily streaked.

Male red-winged blackbird in flight through a blue sky

Male bobolinks are often confused with male red-winged blackbirds because both are primarily black. Male bobolinks are black and white. Male red-winged blackbirds are solid black with a red and yellow patch at the beginning of each wing.

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