Dickcissels, Isabella County, 6-19-06

[Ryan M Dziedzic]

Mich-listers:

    New DICKCISSELS continue to found in Isabella County.  
While atlasing in Isabella Township, one male was discovered 
1/4 of a mile north of Beal City Road on Summerton Road in 
and weedy areas around oil equipment.  (An Orchard Oriole was 
also at this location.) A second male was discovered in an 
alfalfa field on Vernon Road 1/2 mile east of Whiteville 
Road.  Both are easily observable and in a township conducive 
to many grassland breeding birds including Grasshopper 
Sparrow (Denver Road west of Crawford, southside).

Good Birding,

R. Dziedzic
Mt. Pleasant