DEAR JOAN: There is a nest with two pale blue eggs and what I believe is a California towhee bird ... says the mother bird will sit for 11 days and the babies would take flight after 8 days.

I wondered what to do if one falls to the ground before having flight ability. The nest is high for a towhee, but we could possibly reach up and place the bird back. I suspect this is not a good idea.

To illuminate these connections, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology developed “shared stewardship” maps in collaboration with Partners in Flight, an international bird conservation ...

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 ...

Drink your tea!” Eastern Towhee Drink yer teeeeea! Drink yer teeeeea! Drink yer teeeeea! Mnemonics are used by many birders to help identify bird calls. Some are more clear than others.

A couple of rare birds have been drawing a lot of attention in Sackville. A green-tailed towhee, native to Mexico and the western United States, has been seen behind Tantramar High School since ...