[TN-Bird] Dickcissel

I don't usually report feeder birds because the birds at my feeder are 
generally House Sparrows. But this morning as I scanned the hordes of House 
Sparrows, a touch of yellow caught my eye. When I came back to it, I 
thought at first it was just the effect of morning sun on a female House 
Sparrow. Then the birds in front of it moved and the bird itself turned 
toward me, showing a distinctly yellow breast. The birds flushed just then, 
but I've seen it since and it has a bit of black at the throat and a lot of 
reddish brown on the wing coverts. Dickcissels are nice birds in this area 
any time of year, but are uncommon in winter.

Mary Zimmerman
Nashville, TN


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