This is first year male Dickcissels. A breeding male would have a large black patch on its breast and the facial colors would be more distinct. I hope to get more Dickcissel pictures (hopefully of a breeding male) before the season is over. This bird was at Glacial Park this weekend with plenty of his cohorts. He was singing away happily and let me approach [what I thought was] surprisingly close. This Dickcissel was in the grasslands south of Harts Rd in Glacial Park and shared "territory" with the Henslow's Sparrows and Eastern Kingbirds.
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