Bobolink 



Bobolink 



Breeding Range 

 Winter Range 

 Migration Routes 



Figure 19. Distribution and migration of the bobolink. In crossing to South America, 

 most of the bobolinks use route 3 (Fig. 18), showing no hesitation in making the 

 flight from Jamaica across an islandless stretch of ocean. It u-ill be noted that colonies 

 of these birds have established themselves in western areas, but in migration they 

 adhere to the ancestral flyways and show no tendency to take the short cut across 

 Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. 



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