Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 14:43:07 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Marcus James Subject: Re: Towhee Question In-Reply-To: <3E6A6F9B.449110E8@earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I saw a female Eastern Towee near Lake Elhorn in January. Marcus "Frederick W. Fallon" wrote:Tom Dunne wrote: > > The fields at Black Hills were full of singing birds. I think everyone was in a good mood to feel the sun and warmth! I saw an Eastern Towhee (female) and couldn't remember having seen since last fall. Is the Towhee here all winter, yet not readily found? I know they're a skittish bird anyway and are often difficult to see when they are abundant. > > Thanks for any insight. > > tom. > As others will reply too, Towhees do winter here, tho' many migrate south. But I found them exceptionally scarce this winter, finding none on CBC's and winter counts except the O.C. area. Even during the snow, none came to the feeder. Did anyone else have the same impression? To be sure sometimes such impressions, based on the experience of just one individual, are just chance fluctuations. Fred Fallon Bowie ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================