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On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Kyle Kittelberger
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> This afternoon, with some nice weather and a little time to kill, I drove
> out to Woodstock to search for the Dickcissel that Kyle Jones had reported
> this morning (thank you Kyle!). When I arrived at the location, I met up
> with George Clark and Ed Hack, who luckily already were looking at the
> bird. The Dickcissel was pretty cooperative, allowing for some fantastic
> views. It was really neat to watch the bird foraging on the ground, feeding
> on the cork kernels. And nothing like observing a Dickcissel,
> White-crowned Sparrows, American Tree Sparrows, and Savannah Sparrows all
> in the same location, with Horned Larks calling in the background! Here are
> some of my digiscoped images and videos of the Dickcissel (in the videos
> you can hear us talking about the bird and the weather, lol!). An awesome
> bird and experience!
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10562547874/in/photostream
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10562591175/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10562655535/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10562753745/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10563133173/in/photostream/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10563062133/in/photostream/
> And a video of the tree sparrow:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk-eagle/10562843066/in/photostream/
>
>
> Cheers,
> Kyle Kittelberger
> Dartmouth
>
>
>   On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 11:23 AM, Kyle Jones <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>  While walking around the Woodstock floodplain near the wastewater
> treatment plant, I found a Dickcissel in the hedge under the power line.
> The bird was bright yellow on the breast, distinguishing it from just about
> anything else that is around now. It was fairly cooperative, giving me
> several good, close looks. There is public parking in the area, off Maxham
> Meadow Way, and fairly easy access to the hedgerow. I have posted a
> digiscoped photo of this bird at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32929658@N02/10556015914/
>
> Kyle Jones
>
>