Re: [cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Laura Stenzler]

Wow!  We have 2 white-throated sparrows but 14 purple finches! And still loads 
of juncos.
Hunt Hill Road, east of Ithaca.

Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu

On Apr 21, 2023, at 7:43 AM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:

 The numbers of early morning juncos have left, but this morning about 20 
WHITE THROATED SPARROWS  have taken their place eating on the ground along with 
one EASTERN TOWHEE.
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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Sara Jane Hymes]

The numbers of early morning juncos have left, but this morning about 20 WHITE 
THROATED SPARROWS  have taken their place eating on the ground along with one 
EASTERN TOWHEE.
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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[W Larry Hymes]

I had my FOY TOWHEE this morning.  A beautiful male!  I guess they're finally 
coming back.

Larry Hymes
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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee at my door!

[anneb . clark]

Lovely male E Towhee foraged and back kicked snow on my deck about 12” from the 
sliding door this am. Quite a sight in the fluffy snow and a first for the 
fenced yard. 
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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee at feeders

[Johnson, Alyssa]

We have had an Eastern Towhee hanging out at our feeders for the last 2 days 
here at the Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah. Very cooperative to watch, 
feeding on the ground!

Our facility IS open, by the way. If you visit Montezuma National Wildlife 
Refuge, once you finish the wildlife drive, turn north (right) onto Route 89 
and we are about a 12 minute drive right up 89. Open Tues-Sat, 10 am - 4 pm. 
Restrooms are open, and we have about 2 miles of trails to enjoy!


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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Leigh Stivers]

I had a male Eastern Towhee under my feeder today. A nice surprise!

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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Laura Stenzler]

Steve Kress, who lives in area IV of the Ithaca area Christmas bird count,  
asked me to post the following about birds seen at his feeder today, Dec 29, 
2017.  The Towhee is now a count week bird, and we will try to get it on 
January 1!


"In addition to an Eastern Towhee that has been around for the past week, we 
also have white-throated, tree, junco, goldfinch and more- in these cold days 
especially.  Happy New Year.  Steve"


Laura


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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Tom Hoebbel]

We have our FOY Eastern Towhee in Brooktondale today.



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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Andrew David Miller]

While walking the dogs late yesterday afternoon I explored the abandoned 
stretch of Mineah Rd. off of Mt. Pleasant.  At the far end of this stretch 
where the road disappears into a thicket I found a single eastern towhee 
accompanied by three fox sparrows and a couple of singing song sparrows.   
Based on the habitat and the mild winter, it wouldn't surprise me if this was 
an overwintering bird.

Cheers-
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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[bob mcguire]

As Eastern Towhee is singing outside the window! FOY for the yard.

Bob McGuire

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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee (or maybe, Snowhee)

[Bill Mcaneny]

Male Towhee on the ground beneath the feeders behind our house about noon
today.  Then came the snow showers about 1pm.  What's wrong with this
picture?

 

BillMcAneny, TBurg


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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee!!

[Caro]

... wHEEP-ing in the hedge and scuffing under the feeder. He surprised me this 
morning-- my, I thought, for a sleep-numbed split second, that junco got real 
gussied up today...

Caroline

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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee, grackles, peregrine

[Susan Fast]

Susie  I walked along Salt Rd (Norway spruce area) this morning.  Still
several dozen PINE SISKINS.  Heard an E. TOWHEE.  South of Rt. 90, also on
Salt Rd.. we came upon a field full of blackbirds.  They covered half the
field, then flew up in an amoeba-like mass into the adjacent trees.  Their
calls sounded like the roar of a swollen stream.  We estimated 7000; about
98% GRACKLES.

We saw very little on George Rd. pond, but a PEREGRINE FALCON floated over.

Also in our travels we saw 2 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 2 WOODCHUCKS,  and a singing
BROWN CREEPER.

At Dryden Lake, a man we met reported seeing an EAGLE and an OSPREY earlier
in the day.  We saw them not.

 

S.  S. Fast

Brooktondale

 

 


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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Marilyn Ray]

Folks...We have been having visits from a male Rufous-sided Towhee over 
the last several weeks.  He is landing on our deck and enjoying the 
seeds dropped from several feeders.  We have lived in this house on the 
Ithaca edge of Brooktondale and had feeders out for over 25 years, and 
only once before I saw a Towhee in the leaves on the hillside.  Have 
other seen Towhees this time of year?  Are they frequent ground feeders 
below sees feeders?  Marilyn Ray


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Linda Orkin]

It is rare but not totally unheard of.  There are some Nov. Dec and Jan
ebird reports for them And yes, Towhees are in the sparrow family, so feed
on the ground.  This is cool, do you have any idea if you are in the count
circle for the Christmas Bird Count. You can check that out on our bird
club website, cayugabirdclub.org.  This would be a great bird to count for
this year (on Jan.1)

Enjoy

Linda

On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Marilyn Ray ml...@cornell.edu wrote:

 Folks...We have been having visits from a male Rufous-sided Towhee over
 the last several weeks.  He is landing on our deck and enjoying the seeds
 dropped from several feeders.  We have lived in this house on the Ithaca
 edge of Brooktondale and had feeders out for over 25 years, and only once
 before I saw a Towhee in the leaves on the hillside.  Have other seen
 Towhees this time of year?  Are they frequent ground feeders below sees
 feeders?  Marilyn Ray

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Eastern Towhee is indeed an unusual bird around here at this time of the year. 
It has been recorded on the Ithaca Christmas Count 17 of the last 48 years.  
Rarely do we ever record more than one, although last year we had two.  High 
count was six in 1982.

Kevin



From: bounce-39017463-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-39017463-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Orkin
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 3:26 PM
To: Marilyn L Ray
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Towhee

It is rare but not totally unheard of.  There are some Nov. Dec and Jan ebird 
reports for them And yes, Towhees are in the sparrow family, so feed on the 
ground.  This is cool, do you have any idea if you are in the count circle for 
the Christmas Bird Count. You can check that out on our bird club website, 
cayugabirdclub.orghttp://cayugabirdclub.org.  This would be a great bird to 
count for this year (on Jan.1)

Enjoy

Linda
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Marilyn Ray 
ml...@cornell.edumailto:ml...@cornell.edu wrote:
Folks...We have been having visits from a male Rufous-sided Towhee over the 
last several weeks.  He is landing on our deck and enjoying the seeds dropped 
from several feeders.  We have lived in this house on the Ithaca edge of 
Brooktondale and had feeders out for over 25 years, and only once before I saw 
a Towhee in the leaves on the hillside.  Have other seen Towhees this time of 
year?  Are they frequent ground feeders below sees feeders?  Marilyn Ray

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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee

[Nari Mistry]

This morning, while the sun shone briefly, we were greeted by the loud 
song of an E.Towhee, amongst the songs of Wh Thr Sparrow, Goldfinch, 
HouseFinch and the rest of the chorus.

Now the sun's hidden and so is the Towhee!

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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee etc.

[Nancy W Dickinson]

Came home to the song of a Towhee drinking his tea (with ice cubes, I hope).  
Nearby was a rollicking Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and at the feeder were both early 
Chipping Sparrow and  late Tree Sparrow.

Happiness!

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Mecklenburg
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[cayugabirds-l] Towhee on deck

[Rhea Garen]

My partner called me at work yesterday very excited about a male Towhee we had 
on our back deck.  Apparently the bird grazed our back glass door and stood for 
a few moments on our deck before flying off.  Seems an unusual siting for this 
time of year.

Rhea Garen
Hopkins Rd.
West Hill, Ithaca
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