The bird, a Green-tailed Towhee, was sighted at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton. The animal is a common fixture in its home throughout the Southwest U.S. and Mexcio ...

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 ...

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.

The green-tailed towhee adds some zip to its gray body with ... Sparrows are a large group of birds that are typically found on or near the ground and have cone-shaped beaks that are ideal for ...