GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

Species Code: DOOR

Legend:
= Core Habitat
= Marginal Habitat

Breeding Range Map
The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA), other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Habitats used during non-breeding months and migratory rest-stops were not mapped.

Metadata (Data about data or how the map was made)

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Map with Breeding Bird Atlas records

Other maps & Information:

Breeding Bird Atlas
NatureMapping observations
during breeding season
NatureMapping observations
throughout the year

Locally common in irigated hayfields in northeastern Washington and at Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge in south-central Washington (Yakima County).

Good habitat in core areas of use included riparian wetlands with emerfgent vegetation, rivers, and irrigated agriculture, limited to areas with known colonies.

Bobolinks nest in loose "colonies" in Washington which is the westernmost end of their known distribution. The colony at Toppenish Nainal Wildlife Refuge is probably the westernmost Bobolink colony in North America. It was the first in Washington with confirmed nesting activity, with eggs discovered in 1977.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Bird Volume by Uchenna Bright
Text edited by Gussie Litwer
Webpage designed by Dave Lester