Birds Identified: Dickcissel

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Dickcissel has these characteristics:

• Hopping or climbing
  
• Still perching
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Smaller than robin
  
• Bill thick, as thick or thicker at base than length of bill
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Rust color present
  
• Yellow or orange
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• Field habitat
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Rasping harsh calls
  
• High or thin song (high pitched and weak; lisping, sizzling, or hissing quality)
  

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