RED CLIFF, Wis. – Many of us recall the sight of a Bobolink clinging to a tall stalk of grass in a lush spring pasture. The black and white bird with a yellow head patch seem to defy gravity. How could such a large bird be supported by a stalk of grass? The male birds sing a rich song that flows like sweet syrup on the air. The female Bobolinks pick a mate and weave nests placed in depressions on the ground. The birds flourish in quiet pastures with tall grass and lush hay fields. Bobolinks and other grassland birds such as meadowlarks, sparrows and wrens are a part of summer that make time in the field magic.
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Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.
