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Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Featured image credit: “eastern towhee blandair 10.13.19 DSC_0178 edit” by lwolfartist is licensed under CC BY 2.0

To hear songs, learn identification information, migratory patterns, and some fun facts, check out the Eastern Towhee page offered by one of my favorite resources: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology »

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