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 ...

Bird-feeding means a lot more than just feeding birds. Providing food invites birds to share your living space. Paying attention to them makes that sharing much more than just a chore to keep the ...

From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the pond: “drink-your-tea!” This is not a British parent’s plea, but rather ...

One of my favorite spring arrival birds, an eastern towhee, showed up in the back yard last week. I’m especially fond of this member of the sparrow family as its cheery song that sounds like “drink ...

I knew about towhees from my years in Florida and elsewhere. But they seem to be the most plentiful in the northern Piedmont. During my first fall and winter in Winston-Salem, they soon became my ...