A male Dickcissel sings his heart out next to the trail. Currently a member of the Cardinalidae family, in the past it has been placed in the New World sparrow family and also in the oriole and blackbird family. With advances in DNA research, one day we'll know exactly how to classify this species. Dickcissels are prairie residents. During the nesting season they are mostly solitary and territorial. However, for the rest of the year, they gather in large concentrations. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 6/9/22)
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