bob·o·link

(bŏb′ə-lĭngk′)

An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), the male of which has black, white, and yellowish plumage. Also called reedbird; also called regionally ricebird.

[Imitative of its song.]

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bobolink

(ˈbɒbəˌlɪŋk)

(Animals) an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, the male of which has a white back and black underparts in the breeding season: family Icteridae (American orioles). Also called (US): reedbird or ricebird

[C18: of imitative origin]

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bob•o•link

(ˈbɒb əˌlɪŋk)

n.

a meadow-dwelling North American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, of the subfamily Icterinae, the male of which is black, white, and buff.

[1765–75, Amer.; imitative of its call]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bobolink - migratory American songbird

Dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbird, ricebird

American oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow

Dolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx - bobolinks

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The girl wiped her hands, crossed her feet on the little island of carpet where she was stranded in a sea of soap-suds, and then, sure enough, out of her slender throat came the swallow's twitter, the robin's whistle, the blue-jay's call, the thrush's song, the wood-dove's coo, and many another familiar note, all ending as before with the musical ecstacy of a bobolink singing and swinging among the meadow grass on a bright June day.

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In summer, grassland birds such as the Eastern meadowlark and bobolink frequent the area near the grass trail, she added, and in fall, Fort Sheridan Hawk Watch volunteers count large numbers of raptors migrating along the lake.

Access to a birders' paradise at Fort Sheridan to open Saturday

Last weekend also brought a Bobolink from the USA to the Scilly Isles, while a White-rumped Swift in East Yorkshire was another first for the UK, arriving from north west Africa on an unseasonal warm airflow.

BIRD NOTES

We focused on seven grassland bird species: sedge wren (Cistothorus paltensis), Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandzmchensis), grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Henslow's sparrow (Ammodramus hensloxmi), dickcissel (Spiza americana), bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), and western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta).

Local-scale Habitat Associations of Grassland Birds in Southwestern Minnesota

Birds such as the bobolink, the barn swallow and the eastern meadowlark--declining at rates of about 20 percent per decade--are among those trapped in "listing limbo."

Recovering the Species at Risk Act

PANCAKE, WILD CRANBERRIES, BIRD OF PARADISE PEPPERS, and BOBOLINK DAIRY CREME FRAICHE Serves 4 For the pancake: 3 eggs 750 milliliters milk 500 grams flour 10 grams salt 100 grams butter 24 cranberries brushed with butter and dried in a 200 degree oven for 1 hour 24 whole Bird of Paradise peppers 100 grams Bobolink Dairy creme fraiche FOR THE PANCAKE: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

The Spartan warrior

Union's Bobolink from Brazil and Liberacion from Guatemala are also being served on campus.

Union hand-roasted partners with the university of Warwick

Mentor Arabia, a regional non-governmental organization which advocates drug prevention among Arab children and the youth in coordination with Bobolink Creative Boutique, has launched the first pan-Arab anti-drugs campaign entitled "Ma Btefro' Ma'eh" (I Don't Care) geared towards drug awareness which contributes to support and strengthen the fight against drug addiction.

Mentor Arabia and Bobolink Present the Largest Pan-Arab Anti-Drug Campaign "Ma Btefro' Ma'eh"

A Sapsucker B Bombay duck C Bobolink D Tyrant flycatcher Can you place the six dominoes into the grid alongside in such a way that the number of spots in all four rows ACROSS and all 6.

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A Sapsucker B Bombay duck C Bobolink D Tyrant flycatcher QUESTION 7 - for 7 points: Which is the most northerly town in England?

The Accumulator Quiz; Each question has four possible answers and is worth from one to 15 points. Circle your chosen answers and keep a record of your points total. Maximum total points 120