Though it doesn't boast fancy plumage, the grayish-brown, sparrow-like Inyo California towhee is remarkable for its tenacity. Despite the population's limited range and complete isolation from other ...

An unassuming bird that has rebounded in California’s remote Inyo County is giving both conservatives and environmentalists something to crow about. The Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation gets ...

An unassuming bird that’s rebounded in California’s remote Inyo County is giving conservatives and environmentalists alike something to crow about. The Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation gets ...

Sparrows are difficult to identify with most of them appearing plain brownish to grayish. The green-tailed towhee adds some zip to its gray body with unique greenish-yellow highlights on the wings and ...

Seeing a photo of a California towhee recently triggered a memory from last winter that still crops up unbidden. It’s highly doubtful that a brief experience with a small dying bird on my patio could ...

WEST ALTON, Mo. — A Missouri bird sanctuary rejoiced after officials recently spotted a rare bird on the facility's grounds. The bird, a Green-tailed Towhee, was sighted at the Riverlands Migratory ...

Usually you’ll hear an Eastern Towhee before you see it. This common, colorful bird spends much of its time rustling around in the undergrowth, foraging noisily through leaf litter or creeping through ...