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Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? #7235430
04/05/21 08:34 AM
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Got this on trail cam... Thinking towhee but not sure







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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235441
04/05/21 08:44 AM
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Towhee for sure...Typical behavior as well...Cool video!


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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: Redknot] #7235443
04/05/21 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Redknot
Towhee for sure...Typical behavior as well...Cool video!



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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235459
04/05/21 09:10 AM
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Thats a Joree aka rufous sided towhee.


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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235495
04/05/21 10:09 AM
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Ditto, ditto, and ditto.


Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235501
04/05/21 10:17 AM
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Scratch my back will ya.
with the bright siding looks like a male Eastern Towhee

Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235505
04/05/21 10:21 AM
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It's also the little bassturd that likes to do deer imitations in the leaves directly behind and out of sight of you in the tree stand. LOL


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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235882
04/05/21 07:32 PM
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Thanks all for the feedback! Towhee it is!


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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7235884
04/05/21 07:34 PM
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I agree with all above!

Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7236013
04/05/21 09:40 PM
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Yup I have a resident one here in the garden doing the same antics. Those towhees are sure some characters at times.


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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7236052
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a Am. Redstart would never be on the ground but be in the lower canopy halking for insects and a much later migrant.

Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7236171
04/06/21 06:21 AM
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Towhee call often says "drink your tea"
or "teeeeeeeee"


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Re: Bird ID-American Redstart or Eastern Towhee? [Re: River Birch] #7236213
04/06/21 08:05 AM
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Yup , Towhee, they are sure cool to watch while sittin in the Turkey blind.

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