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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: cairnstone on October 10, 2015, 10:15:29 AM

Title: October towhees
Post by: cairnstone on October 10, 2015, 10:15:29 AM

October brings the Eastern Towhees back to the garden. They are quite a splash of colour among the smaller winter sparrows that have now invaded. This one was giving his distinctive towhee call piercing the still and quiet air this morning.

(http://i58.tinypic.com/2lt625g.jpg)

Title: Re: October towhees
Post by: Howieh on October 10, 2015, 11:55:04 AM

Beautiful! (looks like a souped up robin!). I'm still waiting for the white throated and white crowned sparrows to show up but I do have a pair of blue jays and a 'flying' chipmunk competing for the feeder. Ok, it's not really a flying chipmunk but if he's on the feeder when Mr. BJ arrives he looks like a flying squirrel! :)

Title: Re: October towhees
Post by: cairnstone on October 11, 2015, 10:11:36 AM

White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows should be with you soon. I have dozens of them here in Brampton.

Title: Re: October towhees
Post by: Bird Brain on October 11, 2015, 10:16:28 AM

Nice!  Great photo as well.   :D

Title: Re: October towhees
Post by: Falconstare on October 22, 2015, 04:49:06 AM

awesome shot!