The Island Packet

Towhees are elusive birds at home in the underbrush and sometimes raise other birds’ young

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 through ...
Marin Independent Journal

Despite their name, the spotted towhee’s eyes make them unique

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 ...
Richmond Register

Although rare at backyard bird feeders, the Eastern Towhee is common in Ky.

The Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is an infrequent visitor to backyard bird feeders. Consider yourself lucky to see this large sparrow, with distinctive plumage, feeding on the ground ...