DEAR JOAN: A California towhee has built a nest in our jasmine bush. She laid three eggs about one week ago. Now we look in the nest and there is a fourth egg and it sure looks like a cowbird egg.

DEAR JOAN: There is a nest with two pale blue eggs and what I believe is a California towhee bird sitting on them. ‘Just bodies of animals everywhere’: Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on ...

A male spotted towhee has a black head, back and tail with a white ... and whatever things you find in leaf litter.” This bird builds a nest on or near the ground using leaves, stems, pine needles and ...

It’s a myth that mama birds will reject chicks touched by humans, but make sure the baby bird needs rescuing before you try to rescue it. Plus, dealing with Argentine ants when no anteaters a… ...

There is a bird called the California towhee that is found in almost every yard. It is the most mundane of backyard residents: plain and brown, a chunky, clumsy member of the sparrow family that ho… ...

THREATS: Destruction of riparian habitat by grazing, mining, off-road vehicles, and water diversions are immediate threats to this bird. POPULATION TREND: Surveys showed that the Inyo California ...

The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus, or “red-eyed chipper”) is found in much of the eastern United States. The species belongs to the New World sparrow family, a group native to the Americas ...

DEAR JOAN: A California towhee has built a nest in our jasmine bush. She laid three eggs about one week ago. Now we look in the nest and there is a fourth egg and it sure looks like a cowbird egg.