[Length 7 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This male Western Bluebird was photographed at Yavapai Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: September 21, 2011)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This immature Western Bluebird was photographed at Sequoia National Forest, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 2, 2013)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 13.5 in.]

This female Western Bluebird was photographed at Ghost Ranch Conference Center, Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: October 18, 2013)

[Length 5.75 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

Bluethroats are Old World thrushes which breed locally in small numbers in western and northern Alaska. The blue and red throat pattern is iridescent, like that of a hummingbird. This male, a spring migrant, was photographed along the base of Sevuokuk Mountain at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Bobolink was photographed at Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, Minnesota. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 10, 2018)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

Female, immature, and Fall/Winter male Bobolinks are buffy overall with dark streaks and stripes on the head and wings, and often cause identification problems when encountered alone. This Bobolink was photographed in the fall at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 1982)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

Bobolinks breed in grasslands and meadows throughout the northern US and into southern Canada. They get their name from the male's bubbly, gurgling "BOB-O-LINK" call. In migration, Bobolinks are often heard before they are seen, giving a series of "PINK" or "PLINK" flight calls as they fly overhead. The male in breeding plumage is unmistakable. He is black below, on the head, and the wings, with a bright buffy nape and stark white shoulders and rump. Females, immatures, and Fall/Winter males are buffy overall with dark streaks and stripes on the head and wings, and often cause identification problems when encountered alone. This male Bobolink was photographed at a Wildlife Management Area in central New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1980)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Bobolink was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 15, 2010)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Bobolink was photographed at Valley Land Fund's Sheepshead Street lots, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 4, 2011)