A few days ago I drove down to the lower Arkansas Valley in search of a few specialty species including Dickcissel as I had not found any around Canon City this year. I was concerned that they would have difficulty finding habitat this year as they use hay fields since we have converted most of the grassland. And this year the hay grew very quickly due to the warm spring temps and is being mowed earlier than usual. I checked some fields in eastern Pueblo County where I have had them previously but no luck. Indeed I found a lot of hay fields that had already been mowed but further east I found 3-4 male Dickcissels singing their hearts out in some uncut hay fields. I got some extra nice photos of them and have uploaded them to my Birds and Nature blog.
Ironically today I found a male Dickcissel singing in one of the few uncut hay fields in the Canon City area. However, it was quite distant and it's a good thing their distinctive song carries a long distance as I could not locate it visually.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/
Personal blog @ BirdsAndBlooms.blogspot.com
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