One of my birding stops today was the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. The highlight was a FOY Eastern Towhee. Update: The female Eastern Towhee was photographed at the same location on April 15, 2109. This male put on a nice show eating seeds as I watched from a distance. Another highlight was at least 25 Northern Flickers that were feeding in a field. As I walked a path on the property they flushed from distance in a field. They flushed twice as I did not know they were there till they started taking off. They appeared to just fly to another area there. A Great Horned Owl made an appearance along with a Belted Kingfisher, Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, a flock of 12 Wild Turkeys, with males displaying and Yellow-rumped Warblers to name a few. Stops along the lakefront earlier were very quiet bird-wise with nothing special to report other than a couple of Horned Grebes. I made my first stop of the spring at the Magic Hedge, it was bird-less. Weather was nice early in the morning but then before noon, it got overcast, windy and a north wind made it chilly. Still a nice day to be out birding. Images were taken on April 12, 2019.
Eastern Towhee, female
Eastern Towhee, female
Eastern Towhee, female
The Eastern Towhee near a feeder looking for seeds…
Getting a seed probably…
Looking for seeds…
Near a puddle the Eastern Towhee looks for seeds…
Tail up…
Pretty bird!
Getting a seed in the water maybe…
Love love love the pictures Jim! My favorite backyard bird.
Great photos, Jim!
A very favorite species ! Thanks Jim !!
This is another species that is sometimes easier to hear than to see, so I am glad it came out in the open for you, Jim. I don’t believe there would be a way to get any better images than these with the closeups and several different angles. Very beautiful bird.
Oct. 14, 2020.
We have had two young male Eastern Towhees under our bird feeder for the past two days. I was glad to confirm that
this was a bird I don’t remember seeing in past years in Shorewood, WI. Thanks for your post.