Until 1995, it was called the rufous-sided towhee ... north to Iowa but never in large numbers. The eastern towhee is recognized by its song, “drink your tee-e-e-e.” It gets its name from ...

The rufous-sided towhee, with its striking plumage ... Click on "Sound" to hear its song, "Video" for a selection of video clips, plus tips on how to find it. One of the interesting factoids ...

the song sparrow’s Madge ... What’s that at number 73? “The rufous-sided towhee says, Drink your tea.” Drink your tea? Tweet, twurr, twee? That’s it! That’s got to be it.

The object of my attention was the rufous-sided towhee, a male whose field marks ... but the most identifiable song is surely the rhythmic and loud “DRINK your te-e-e-e-e-e.” ...

For instance, the rufous-sided towhee (a common permanent resident ... other males out of that territory. In the male towhee's case, this song sounds like "drink-your-tea" to human ears.