3/3/22 - EATO- Eastern Towhee
My favorite thing about this bird is its song -- 'Drink your TEAAAAAA'. It's not terribly common up here in Massachusetts, but seemed to be everywhere during our road trip to bring our daughter to camp in North Carolina last summer. We joked around about its song though, and renamed it -- 'Eat your CHEESE!'
I love their colors too. Black above, with red sides and a white breast. I didn't realize that they are technically sparrows, although bigger than your average sparrow. They are commonly parasitized by cowbirds, who lay their eggs in their nests. Apparently towhees aren't very good at identifying the cowbird eggs.
By Bill Thompson of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region - Photo of the Week - Male eastern towhee at the Quabbin Reservoir (MA)Uploaded by Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15297291
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