Dickcissels are late arriving spring migrants, typically showing up the last few days of May. One of my favorite places to find them is at the Franklin Landfill. On Friday May 31st, I saw at least 12 of them along the South side and Southeast corner of the hill. I went after work, in the late afternoon. They sing along the fence line and move around a bit, feeding in between. I had one pop out of the grasses near the edge of the road, eating a cricket. Luckily, I was able to capture that moment! These birds usually sing from the top of a perch and lean back to belt out their loud song, a buzzy “dick-dick-see-see-see.” I only saw males, so I’m not sure if the females are even back yet. They are down in the grasses most of the time, and hard to see anyway. Photos below are from Friday afternoon. Enjoy!
Very nice! One of my favorites…
Thank you, Brian!
Thank you much! Such an array of great photos!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them.
Until what time of year do these birds persist at this site? Thanks!
I would think they are there through August. I don’t usually go back to the landfill until later in fall though. You might be able to get more details by searching on eBird. Good luck!