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BIRDS

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

Birds
NativePartly migratory
Eastern Meadowlark, photo 1 of 5
Eastern Meadowlark, photo 2 of 5
Eastern Meadowlark, photo 3 of 5
91.8 gWeight
5 eggsClutch
14 daysIncubation

Bird weighing 91.8 g. Partially migratory. Lives in fields. Feeds on insects. Forages on the ground.

There are 6,585 observations of Eastern Meadowlark in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from April to June and become rare from September to February.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais1,718
  2. Estrie1,167
  3. Montérégie1,036
  4. Laurentides750
  5. Capitale-Nationale547
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches428
  7. Centre-du-Québec339
  8. Lanaudière234
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent99
  10. Montréal72
  11. Laval55
  12. Mauricie48
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue42
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean22
  15. Côte-Nord18
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
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Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
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Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis