It’s mostly silent outside in the mornings now. Snow is predicted for the high country with a slow, dreary rain on the prairie. Fall is here. And yet the meadowlark sings. Bird breeding season is long ...

Western meadowlarks were yard birds, not only singing from young trees in the back yard but coming around to the front to sing from utility wires. We agreed that this was a great choice for state bird ...

As I wrote last week, the western meadowlark is the most commonly reported bird in Idaho and Nevada. It has achieved the status of the “state bird” in six states — Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North ...