Hello Marcia! Great photos--too bad you couldn't obtain audio! I read Gary's link about Eastern versus Western Meadowlarks, and after carefully studying the images by Cornell and yours, I am leaning toward this bird being a Western Meadowlark. I definitely noticed that white part just under the lower mandible, but it just looks like too faint a thin piece, and the yellow from the throat "invades" the malar area. Given the amount of variability (check out Gary's link--it's really helpful!), I would say that the white visible on your bird doesn't quite seem to be a 100% confirming mark to be totally certain about Eastern. Did you get good looks at the tail feathers? Interesting bird! *The birds are happy, and so am I* *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County*
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