Often missed by birders, particularly those of us who hear poorly, is one of our most attractive species — the eastern towhee. Until 1995, it was called the rufous-sided towhee, a very ...

Older field guides show the rufous-sided towhee as a single ... The bird also makes a buzzy rapid trill. Listen to the spotted towhee’s song.

The Rufous-sided Towhee! My dumbness had just been transformed into genius. To celebrate, I lifted my voice and sang out at full volume, “Drink your tea! Pleased, pleased, pleased t’meet cha!

The two towhee species known today likely emerged during the last Ice Age, when massive ice sheets cleaved North America down the middle and split the rufous-sided towhee into eastern and western ...

The rufous-sided towhee, with its striking plumage, is a somewhat secretive member of the finch family that flits from beneath vegetation to visit feeders or scratch around in garden litter.

For instance, the rufous-sided towhee (a common permanent resident in Western North Carolina) seems to whistle its name "tow-heee" in all seasons.

THE RUFOUS-SIDED TOWHEE! And I thought I was dumb. Come on, I’m a genius. Time to rise up and shout in celebration. Drink your tea! Pleased, pleased t’meet cha! Hip, three cheers! Quick, three ...

The object of my attention was the rufous-sided towhee, a male whose field marks may not be described as spectacular but surely qualify as handsome. Because it feeds largely on the ground and is ...

Missouri Department of Conservation Species: Eastern towhee Scientific name: Pipito erythrophthalmus Nicknames: Rufous-sided towhee, ground robin ...

McEnroe's first rufous-sided towhee in full frolic, while keeping an eye out for Caster Don and his all-weather mower.

Several years ago, a rufous-sided towhee raged war against the window in my old office. Every day for weeks, the male bird relentlessly attacked the glass with his black, pointy beak. A couple of ...