Saturday, January 13, 2018

Surprising Yard Bird: Dickcissel on January 10, 2018!

On Wednesday afternoon, I looked out the window at the feeders, which is usually packed with House Sparrows. One of the birds on the ground looked a little different and when I put the bins on it, it turned out to be a first-winter Dickcissel! It later perched in the honeysuckle next to the feeder where it allowed me to slowly open the window a bit and take a bunch of photos.

Probably since my suburban habitat was not what a Dickcissel is usually found in, I never saw it after that.
More photos of the bird can be found in my 2018 Local Notables Album.

No comments:

Post a Comment