Tag: Birds
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Hi, Nice Towhee Meet You
How to Identify a Towhee Towhees: these robin-sized sparrows are no drab LBJs. The rufous towhees sport a baggy three-piece-suit: a loose jacket on their back; an orange vest on their sides; and a plain white shirt covering their breast. A deep black head and beak surround bright amber eyes. Yet towhee attire varies slightly…
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How to Find 10 Warblers this Spring
Tips to find the most popular and colorful birds in the Northeast They’re tiny. They’re colorful. They’re loud. They’re often foraging high in the leafiest canopies, making them impossible to see even while bending over backwards. See below, the Blackburnian Warbler with bright orange throat, notorious for foraging way high up. Despite the challenges of…
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5 Favorite Pacific Northwest Birds and How to Find Them
On a fine Tuesday morning in the Pacific Northwest, if you asked me what my favorite birds are I would say “the towhees I saw on the path to work.” During the summer, it’s probably the shorebird I could find on the beach. But when I’m feeling restless for a fun-loving songbird, it’s that tiny…
