My name is Amy and I live in the Chicago area.
Besides birding I love to travel. 
BPW: Bobolinks
When we visited Rollins Savanna on Sunday, one of the first birds we saw was a Bobolink.
He was kind of far away but we got good looks at this new life bird.
We soon realized the place was actually full of them – there were Bobolinks everywhere!
We saw them in the meadow, flying over, even enjoying some dandelions along the path.
Females were there too, but they were a bit more shy. We saw males vying for their attention.
I love this bird’s song. We could hear the males singing almost everywhere we walked. The computer-like sound really reminded me of the call Northern Lapwings make when courting. The sound is very different but also sounds like a 1980’s computer sound effect.
For more bird photos from all over the world, have a look at this week’s other Bird Photography Weekly submissions.
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…great series of photos of the Bobolink, and your video is awesome. They have the most beautiful song, and you’ve recorded it so nicely!!