Listen carefully: Is that a songbird in southeast Oregon or R2-D2 from Star Wars? The bobolink is a stand-out soloist among the orchestra of nature sounds, like in this video from Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The bobolink’s song is often described as mechanical, like an energetic robot, and it is also known to sound like multiple birds singing at once. Bobolinks at Malheur love the abundant wet meadow habitat at the refuge and represent the largest westernmost breeding population in North A

Some describe the Bobolink's song as sounding like R2-D2. Some have said it sounds like these birds are just trying to sing too many notes at once. What do you think ABC's Bird of the Week is saying? Learn more about this species on the ABC website: https://abcbirds.org/bird/bobolink | American Bird Conservancy

Is this the bird with the quirkiest name? The Bobolink lives in fields and grasslands, chirping and buzzing metallically from its perch. You can spot the males with their pale-yellow feathers on their black heads. | Mass Audubon

Bobolink

The sweet-voiced Bobolink undertakes an amazing migration, breeding in North America and traveling some 12,500 miles to winter in southern South America each year. The species' population has declined by 50% in the last 40 years, in part due to pesticide use. https://abcbirds.org/bird/bobolink/ | American Bird Conservancy