Bobolink Photo(s) by Robert Royse (excellent!)

Bobolink: Bird of the Month - Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

The State of New Jersey lists the Bobolink as "Threatened" [PDF] According to the Report issued by the State of New Jersey, historic clearing of forests in the eastern United States during the 1700s and 1800s enabled numerous grassland species to expand their ranges, inhabiting the growing agricultural landscape. As a result, the bobolink became a common breeding species in the hayfields and pastures of New Jersey. However, by the early 1900s, bobolink population declines were noted in the Northeast, continuing in the 1960s and 1970s, and the development of agricultural lands further shrunk bobolink populations in New Jersey.

Bobolink also locally common to Nova Scotia - this link is to the exquisite "Birds of Nova Scotia" website produced by the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History.

Bobolink Information by the USGS

Bobolink Site in the Field Guide to the Birds of North America - This site is beautifully done by Percevia.