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Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Formerly the eastern towhee and the spotted towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee. The eastern towhee is now a large new world sparrow. I always know when a towhee is nearby because I hear their "towhee" call. Sounds like their name.
Their breeding habitat is brushy areas across eastern North America. I spotted this towhee in a forest at Crooked river State Park, St Marys, Georgia. My last spotting of this bird was in Maryland
Spotted on Jan 6, 2015
Submitted on Jan 7, 2015
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