Usually you’ll hear an Eastern Towhee before you see it. This common, colorful bird spends much of its time rustling around in the undergrowth, foraging noisily through leaf litter or creeping through ...

An unassuming bird that’s rebounded in California’s remote Inyo County is giving conservatives and environmentalists alike something to crow about. The Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation gets ...

NEWPORT — The Eastern Towhee is a sparrow that doesn’t look like a typical sparrow. With its ink-black hood and sepia sides, the male especially stands out in the landscape. But it’s getting harder to ...

It was one of those walks I probably shouldn't have taken. I had only a smidgen of wiggle room if I wanted to arrive at an appointment on time. The woods beckoned, however, and I've always felt that a ...

A male eastern towhee is quite dashing in appearance. Black above, white below and a lovely cinnamon-brown on the flanks give this bird the look of a tuxedoed gentleman on his way to some high-society ...

Fall bird migration is well underway! Our winter residents and migrating drop-ins are now beginning to populate our feeders ...