Spotted Towhee

The Spotted Towhee is a common bird to see in your yard throughout the west. It is a large sparrow with a black head, back, and wings (the females are brown, and the males are black). Its side is a bright orange and its belly is white. Spotted towhees' look a lot like an Eastern Towhee, but they have spots on their wings and back, thus their name. 

The first time I saw a Spotted Towhee was when it was scraping in a leaf pile in search of food. It then started coming to our feeder, and now I see one almost every day. 

Spotted Towhees forage mostly on the ground, digging in search of seeds. In the summer, they eat a lot of insects and berries.

 Here is one scratching his head!

  I hope you enjoyed learning a bit about Spotted Towhees'! Bye!