Molly and I visited friends down on their farm in SE Minnesota. As we drove south winter was left behind, and eventually we discovered this rare thing called Spring! It is amazing what getting away from Lake Superior and its cold waters will accomplish. One treat for me over the weekend was finding an Eastern Towhee. I’ve only seen this type of bird once in my life and then it was the much less colorful female. My two videos document two of the different Towhee songs I heard.
In addition, after the Towhee images but before the videos in this post, you will find three Google Searches you may wish to bookmark on your computer or mobile device. In an earlier life when I worked in software I became a search expert. These three searches will let you explore birding news both in Minnesota, and America. Descriptions are next to each search query.
Google Search Bird New Queries
(search results relevancy will diminish as one scrolls through the results)
Minnesota Birding News (articles from media sites published within the past month)
National Birding News (articles from media sites published within the past week)
National Birding Posts (blog posts from organizations published within the past week)
Eastern Towhee Song Videos
Gorgeous as usual, Richard! I thought the third photo of the Towee was a masterpiece!
I love the Towhee! He sings “drink your tea–hee–hee!” Had a pair in Cape Elizabeth frequently at the feeder; since moving to Pownal I hear them but have not seen them.