Kevin 2,635 Posted October 28, 2019 Today Palo Pinto Co TX. (North central TX.) Thanks for any thoughts! 1 Eastern? 2 Western? 3-4 (Front bird.) No opinion. (Was noticeably smaller than any other Meadowlarks in the field.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackburnian 1,082 Posted October 29, 2019 I don't have any field experience with them in overlapping range, but my thoughts are: 1. Eastern 2. I think Western, but am unsure 3. This looks good for Western in the foreground, and Eastern in the back. Notice the size difference, the pale coloration and the lack of a "pot belly" on the presumed Western Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egosnell2002 185 Posted October 29, 2019 Why is one eastern? Tail barring, yellow malar, spotted/white flanks, all look very good for Western to me. Personally I wouldn't be super comfortable calling the last one though, I've actually never seen Western... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phalarope713 635 Posted October 29, 2019 11 hours ago, egosnell2002 said: Why is one eastern? Tail barring, yellow malar, spotted/white flanks, all look very good for Western to me. Personally I wouldn't be super comfortable calling the last one though, I've actually never seen Western... Agreed, the first bird definitely looks better for Western in my opinion. Not sure about the others, but I would lean Western for those as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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