smittyone@cox.net Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Seen yesterday in western Iowa. I'm pretty sure these are Dickcissels. But are they females, or immature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 These definitely are Dickcissels, but I don’t know if you can tell females and immatures apart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I believe that the strong streaking on the breast makes these immatures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 hours ago, smittyone@cox.net said: But are they females, or immature? Why can't they be both? Or neither? The options for each sex are juvenile, immature, adult. The time of year suggests against "immatures" (see here). I'd go with juvenile for, at least, the right bird. I'm uncertain on the left bird, as I've not looked into ageing and sexing of Dickcissels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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