I remember waking up to the trill of this sweet bird. I can close my eyes and be back there on our small farm when I hear them. With my family safe at home. I am now 70.
I am 70 as well. We had meadowlarks in WI and in OR. I sure miss them. We used to have a crow court in front of our house. They are all gone now Our neighbor has outdoor cats 😭
Me too. As a kid in the early 60s, we lived in the very north end of Bismarck - before the interstate went in. My dad used to whistle just like a meadowlark. He'd have "conversations" with them that went on for quite some time. Hearing their song now brings me such nostalgic joy.
Beautiful. One word for them in Cree is "wasepescan". Another is "opîscîwâcikwasow" - which looks like a hard word to say but it almost sounds like that's what they are singing.
Interesting. Had to look it up because I always thought it was just Wyoming's state bird. Turns out it is also the state bird of Oregon, Kansas, Montana, and Nebraska. 6 states in total.
@@endergamerboardy231 Lol I see I’m not the only one coming from Charles Hall. I find it so odd that they could make those sounds, and at the same time have the ability to speak like humans
Like many here.....this was the sound of my youth growing up in Kansas. I attended 6th Grade in a country school house......no A/C in those days so the windows were open in Spring and Fall. The school, surrounded by wheat fields were full of birds singing etc., but nothing sounded sweeter than the meadowlarks. Many Thanks......now......time for a nap and sweet dreams. (smile)😊
Probably the most magical sound I have ever heard. Meadowlarks are my favorite. Another wild bird sound I really like are Killdeers. Grew up with a lot of those in Central CA
This song unlocked a core memory for me. I was sitting on my couch, stuffing my fat face full of popcorn watching Star Wars. I can close my eyes and still hear the sounds, "Reeeaargghh, rraah, aarrggghhaarrr".
Grew up in eastern Montana, and would wake up to the beautiful sound of our State Bird. Don't hear them now that we live in TX. Miss them and the robins.
They like open space. I live 3 miles from straight up country, but I don't hear any of these guys till I'm in the country... they won't touch suburbia. Love their song and always have.
My undergrad research is going to be on the Chihuahuan meadowlark. In southeastern kansas as I write this, going to do some research on them this weekend.
these birds used to be everywhere here in southern Ontario as a child, I remember watching them in meadows, but sadly now, they are very hard to find. What can I do to attract them back?
I watched a documentary on the tall white people that are extra terrestrials and in that documentary they said that they sound like this bird when they communicate to eachother. So I came here to hear it.
Are there any bird experts out there? I heard a bird with the most beautiful song but did not see it/ cannot find a proper audio clip to identify it. I can recreate the song, however. What should I do to find out the type of bird? Any kind, helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
Probably a western meadowlark. Each individual has its own unique take on the same song. A sort of melodic fingerprint. The song pattern is mostly the same, but the exact melody differs for each bird.
