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Meadowlark

Eastern and Western Meadowlarks are similarly brownish above and yellow below with a black v on the breast. Differences between the Eastern and Western Meadowlark are best distinguished by voice: Eastern with their high-pitched whistles, seeoo, seeyeer and Western with their short low pitched chup. In the Western Meadowlark, the yellow on the throat extends slightly up onto the cheek; in the Eastern it does not.
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Meadowlark