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California towhee

Melozone crissalis

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Mt Diablo

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
HemaShah
Jack,it is quite unusual to see them perched on the tree.They spend most of the time foraging for food on the ground.
JackGraham
They're so hard to photograph! Every time I try to take a picture they fly off.
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PublishedApril 10, 2017

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