The size, shape, and behavior all were consistent with Eastern towhee, however.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Soon, a towhee and a chickadee pop in before flying to a spot near a persimmon tree.
From the washingtonpost.com
Birds such as the kingfisher, chickadee, towhee, and hummingbird thrive here as well.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The spotted towhee is a bird that migrates before winter arrives, yet never leaves Utah.
From the sltrib.com
Abert's towhee stay in their breeding range year-round and mate for life.
From the sltrib.com
Behold the shy rufous-sided red-eyed towhee who defers to one and all.
From the newsobserver.com
The Abert's towhee is a particularly shy bird which sulks in the underbrush and desert scrub.
From the sltrib.com
A towhee family gathered most afternoons beneath the hawthorn bush.
From the newsobserver.com
The spotted towhee migration is from one elevation to another.
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Any of numerous long-tailed American finches
A Towhee is any one of a number of species of birds in the genus Pipilo within the family Emberizidae (which also includes the buntings, American sparrows, and juncos).