It’s an Eastern towhee. Photos don’t lie. Case closed. The evidence is so overwhelming that even the U.S. Supreme Court couldn’t screw this one up. Well… maybe. The adult male Baltimore ...

An eastern towhee is back on my property ... It breeds from southern Canada to our southeastern states. The male heads north before the female to find a breeding territory, sometime from the end of ...

Distinctive markings: Male has a black head ... bursts of rusty orange feathers are usually the first signs of an eastern towhee’s presence. According to Ryan Brady, conservation biologist ...

A male eastern towhee is quite dashing in appearance. Black above, white below and a lovely cinnamon-brown on the flanks give this bird the look of a tuxedoed gentleman on his way to some high ...

Often missed by birders, particularly those of us who hear poorly, is one of our most attractive species — the eastern towhee ... like rubies embedded in the male’s black head, bill, throat ...

Incubation is mostly by the female, but both parents feed the young. A male Eastern towhee adopts a high perch in his territory. Vicky McMillan All this parental care, though, is sometimes ...

Length: Between eight and nine inches; wingspan between 10 and 11 inches Diet: An Eastern towhee’s diet consists of seeds, fruit and insects. Distinguishing characteristics: In spring ...

The Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus ... Reproduction and Nesting The male defends its nesting territory by singing, often from a high perch. In courtship, he may give a soft “whispered ...

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 ...