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A large finch about the size of or larger than a house sparrow, the dickcissel arrived at the end of October, stayed for several days, and then continued migrating.
Dickcissels appear to be somewhat uncommon in central Pennsylvania these days; most of them are east of the Rockies and west of the Appalachias.
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On the dickcissel's first day here, she (or a winter-colored he) was content to study the bird feeder setup from the top of the fence.
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Subsequently, the dickcissel joined juncos, various sparrows, and mourning doves in going after the seed tossed out by nuthatches, cardinals, and titmice.
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Photo note: I used a Pentax *istD, with the SMC-A* 300mm lens with a Pentax 1.4x adapter for these photos.
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