Bobolink
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This Bobolink carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. Bobolinks are members of the Blackbird family which is marked by its strong, direct flight and pointed bills. The breeding male Bobolink is entirely black below. The hind-neck is buff, fading to whitish by mid-summer. The scapulars and rump are white. During the spring migration, the male shows pale edgings. The breeding female is buffy overall, with dark streaks on the back, rump and sides. The female's head is striped with dark brown. Juvenile Bobolinks resemble the female, but lack the streaking below and have indistinct spotting on the throat and upper breast. Bobolinks nest primarily in hayfields and weedy meadows where the male's loud bubbling bob-o-link song, often given in flight, is heard in Spring and Summer. The flight call, heard year-round, is a repeated, whistled ink.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 442
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