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dick·cis·sel | \ dik-ˈsi-səl 
, ˈdik-ˌsi- \
, ˈdik-ˌsi- \Definition of dickcissel
: a common migratory black-throated finch (Spiza americana of the family Cardinalidae) of the central U.S.
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Recent Examples on the Web Last week, sightings included a Townsend’s warbler, a Wilson’s warbler, a dickcissel, a lark sparrow, and a yellow-breasted chat.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 28 Oct. 2019 Andrew’s Point in Gloucester : There was a dickcissel along with good numbers of seabirds such as three Forester’s terns and 175 Northern gannets.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings across the region," 19 Aug. 2019 Birds known as the dickcissel will perch on plant stalks and chirp — dick dick cissel — over and over again until most humans have had enough.
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Rick Montgomery, kansascity.com, "Jerry Smith Farm Park: Native plants fill a patch of prairie that’s never seen a plow," 12 May 2017
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