Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linnaeus, 1758)

32 gWeight

The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx.

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Bahamas

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Bobolink has been recorded at 751 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 36 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Parker River NWRUnited States8,585 records
RNF du Cap-TourmenteCanada6,153 records
Cape Island – Higbee Beach WMAUnited States3,448 records

More places

Tawas Point SPUnited States2,904 records
Cape Island – South Cape May MeadowsUnited States2,487 records
Montée Biggar, GodmanchesterCanada2,395 records
Point Pelee National ParkCanada2,227 records
Monhegan IslandUnited States2,131 records
Cape Island – Higbee Beach WMA – Dike/Morning Flight Songbird CountUnited States2,114 records
Carden Alvar – Wylie RoadCanada2,098 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Bahamas Bermuda Curaçao Paraguay Aruba Guadeloupe

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx. An old name for this species is the "rice bird", from its tendency to feed on cultivated grains during winter and migration. The bobolink breeds in the summer in the United States and Canada, with most of the summer range in the northern U.S.

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