A male spotted towhee has a black head, back and tail with a white belly, orange-red sides and multiple white wing marks. “I think that the first thing people notice is their sides,” David ...

The Sunshine State has an eastern towhee race with white, not red, eyes. Towhees brighten a birding day. When you see one, be sure to check for those white spots.

Fire-red eyes burn in the dark. For a long time, you see nothing at all, your attention drawn only by a loud and suggestive rustling. But, you peer deeper into the tangled undergrowth, until an ind… ...

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.

First discovered: The first scientific description of the Eastern towhee was written by the famed naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Family matters: Eastern towhees belong to the Emberizidae family ...

DEAR JOAN: There is a nest with two pale blue eggs and what I believe is a California towhee bird sitting on them. Related Articles Should you let pets sleep next to you? (Does it even matter ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...