Date: 6/25/26 1:25 pm From: Jacob C. Cooper via groups.io <cooperj2...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Dickcissels
It does seem like it’s been a good couple of years for them down in the southwest. We have had good numbers of them in Colfax County, New Mexico the past two years—including several up to about 7,000 ft in elevation in the wider canyons.
Might be a bit early to tell- usually westward incursions are in years of high numbers in the regular range in June (I haven't taken a look at June yet).
Definitely something to keep an eye on, especially knowing about those Colorado sightings.
Ross
BONO co-editor
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Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2026 12:55
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Subject: [NEBirds] Dickcissels
Nebraska birders,
I've read the chapter on Dickcissels in the Birds of Nebraska Online. Could this be an incursion year for them in western Nebraska or are they expanding their range? I traveled through southwestern Nebraska on my way to Colorado Springs recently. I recorded two singing male Dickcissels in Hayes County at Hayes Center WMA on June 16.
In Colorado, I attended a bird walk led by a local birder. South of Colorado Springs, in Aiken Canyon Preserve on June 20, we saw two male Dickcissels. The guide was excited to see them because he said they are rare at that location. Near the Grandview Cemetery at Wray, Colorado on June 22, I heard four singing males. Nearby, at Stalker Lake, I heard four more singing males. I saw at least one at each location.
In Dundy County, near Haigler, on June 23, I heard one singing male Dickcissel. On the same day, in Chase County, at the Frenchman Valley Produce pond, I heard one singing male. Personally, the one in Dundy County was a new county bird for me. I entered all of these sightings onto ebird.
Looking at ebird, I see many reports of Dickcissels in western Nebraska and into Wyoming and Colorado. Many of them are recent reports. Incursion or expanding their range?
