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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Pat Hodgson on November 06, 2012, 11:57:06 AM

Title: towhee
Post by: Pat Hodgson on November 06, 2012, 11:57:06 AM

Just filled my feeders on Sunday, major feasting since then.
Today's reward was a female eastern towhee - that's yard bird #95.
Location is middle of Toronto, near Mt. Pleasant Cem.

Title: Re: towhee
Post by: Axeman on November 07, 2012, 09:21:38 PM

Is that the same as a rufous sided towhee ?

Title: Re: towhee
Post by: Tak on November 08, 2012, 08:14:45 AM

Yes, the Eastern Towhee is our regular one.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/id (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/id)

Title: Re: towhee
Post by: thouc on November 08, 2012, 02:23:22 PM

The former species Rufous-sided Towhee has been split into two species, Eastern Towhee and Spotted Towhee, which occurs in the west.