There is a bird called the dickcissel. Could your Dickie Bird be one of these cute finch-like birds. I looked in my Scottish and Irish bird books but did not find it. These are small books that have only the most common birds. If any is interested, I will scan and email it to you. Pat Wolfe in Maryland At Christmastime, we were told that a "dickie bird" would sit outside our window .. and "watch what we were doing" .. and then fly away and go "report to" Santa !