Spiza americana – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Dickcissel On A Windy Morning At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|May 4th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: adult, back view, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Cottonwood, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, field, leaves, male, perky, sapling, singing, Spiza americana, spring, tree|

Despite the wind at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I had great fun photographing a singing male Dickcissel perched on a cottonwood sapling.

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Female Dickcissel In Oklahoma

By Mia McPherson|July 5th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, dock, female, grasses, perched, Spiza americana, summer|

I was delighted to photograph this female Dickcissel perched on a dock two days ago from the auto tour road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Male Dickcissel Singing On A Cornstalk

By Mia McPherson|June 5th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomlands, corn field, corn stalk, cornstalk, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, male, perched, singing, sky, Spiza americana, spring, trees|

Earlier this week, I photographed this adult male Dickcissel singing on a cornstalk in nice morning light.

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My Lifer Dickcissel Photos At Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|June 19th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, back view, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, branch, Cottonwood, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, male, mayfly, Oklahoma, perched, pose, pre-lift off, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spiza americana, spring, tree|

The subject today is my lifer Dickcissel photos taken at Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma. Huge thanks go to my friend Steve for putting me on this male.

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