A sparrow-like bird of the prairie grasslands of the United States, the Dickcissel congregates in huge flocks in migration and on its tropical grassland wintering grounds. The breeding male is colored like a tiny meadowlark, with a black “V” on a yellow chest. common in plains of kansas, oklahoma, missouri, iowa, arkansas, and texas. This bird photo was taken on Shiloh Road just above the Little Buffalo River.

dickcissel in early morning in late August 2011