. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Dickcissel,S/?z'za americana (Gmelin) Nidiology RECORDS 4 nests representing 3 provincial regions. Only 4 nests of this species have been reported in Ontario, 3 of them historical records from Essex (1884), Elgin (1885), and Middlesex (1895) counties, and a more recent record also from Middlesex County (1972). One nest was well concealed on the ground in a sloping timothy field; another was in a shrubby farm field, elevated in a small hawthorn at a height of m (1 ft), and was formed of grasses and twigs; a third
. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Dickcissel,S/?z'za americana (Gmelin) Nidiology RECORDS 4 nests representing 3 provincial regions. Only 4 nests of this species have been reported in Ontario, 3 of them historical records from Essex (1884), Elgin (1885), and Middlesex (1895) counties, and a more recent record also from Middlesex County (1972). One nest was well concealed on the ground in a sloping timothy field; another was in a shrubby farm field, elevated in a small hawthorn at a height of m (1 ft), and was formed of grasses and twigs; a third nest was on the ground at the base of a weed. No collected nests were available for examination or measurements. EGGS 3 nests with 4, 5, and 5 eggs. A fourth nest held 4 young on 7 July. INCUBATION PERIOD No information. EGG DATES 2 nests, 6 June and 21 June. Breeding Distribution A more southern species which is at the northern edge of its range in Ontario, the Dickcissel apparently nests only very sporadically in southern agricultural 203. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peck, George K; James, Ross, 1943-; Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto : Royal Ontario Museum
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