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spiza americana

  1. Dickcissel

    Dickcissel

    Their name is onomatopoeia for their song, "dick-dick-SISSel." The black triangle on its upper chest makes this one a male. Erratic and unpredictable, flocks of these unique birds were migrating through the island from wintering grounds in Northern South America where they are sometimes...
  2. Dickcissel

    Dickcissel

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) just finished bath and is now looking for a hair dryer.
  3. Dickcissel, Female

    Dickcissel, Female

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) female.
  4. Dickcissel, Male

    Dickcissel, Male

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) male.
  5. Dickcissel, Male Landing

    Dickcissel, Male Landing

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) male landing.
  6. Dickcissel, Female

    Dickcissel, Female

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) female.
  7. Dickcissel, Male

    Dickcissel, Male

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) male singing.
  8. Dickcissel

    Dickcissel

    Erratic and unpredictable they are a scarce vagrant to California. This one is presumably off course on its planned trip to Northern South America where they winter. The dark triangle on its chest makes this one a male. Their name is onomatopoeia for their song. Currently classified with the...
  9. Dickcissel

    Dickcissel

    Their name is onomatopoeia for their song, "dick-dick-SISSel." The black triangle on its chest makes this one a male. Erratic and unpredictable, flocks of these unique birds were migrating through the island from wintering grounds in Northern South America where they are sometimes persecuted as...
  10. Dickcissel singing

    Dickcissel singing

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) singing.
  11. Dickcissels

    Dickcissels

    Earlier this year in Trinidad we had thousands of migrant Dickcissels, seemingly larger numbers than previous years and this is a small congregation on a bamboo patch.
  12. Dicksissel (male)

    Dicksissel (male)

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
  13. Dickcissel, east of Belton.jpg

    Dickcissel, east of Belton.jpg

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
  14. Dickcissel (male)

    Dickcissel (male)

    Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, near Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA. Mixed grass prairie with granitic uplifts and outcrops. Elevation ranges from ca. 462 m 1(,400 ft) in the prairies to 756 m (2,479 ft) at the...
  15. DICKSISSEL?! Are you lost??!!

    DICKSISSEL?! Are you lost??!!

    Yesterday I saw a different bird in our yard. I thought it to be a white throated sparrow, and I snapped a few photos, then it left and I didn't think about it after that. When my wife saw the photos she said "That's NOT a white throated sparrow!" We tried to ID it but had no luck so...
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