Dickcissels, male & female, in Ft Lyond area

[SeEttaM .]

Last week while birding in the lower Arkansas Valley I photographed and recorded Dickcissels in the Ft Lyons area.  I brought local birder Jill Smith to view them and we got to see them from as close as 40 feet away on power lines as the males sang to declare their territory.  Jill and I believe we heard at least 4 different male Dickcissels in one field-and I found one male in a nearby field, one male on the Ft Lyon SWA and at least one near Lamar. This is more than I have found in recent years during the drought but not as many as I have seen in this area in the past.  I also photographed a female Dickcissel.   I have uploaded the photos of some onto my Birds and Nature blog as well as one recording of a male Dickcissel.

SeEtta Moss

Canon City

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