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Eastern Meadowlark Range Map

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Resident to short-distance migrant, although some birds from northern populations migrate more than 600 miles to the southern U.S. These migrating meadowlarks typically depart by the end of November for wintering areas and return to the north after the snow melts in spring.

BirdLife International and Cornell Lab of Ornithology (in review)

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