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California Towhee (juvenile)

Melozone crissalis

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Description:

Brown and gray juvenile with brown-red patch under the tail. There were two juveniles that came quite close to me while I was looking for bugs in a bush. Last image shows the two birds.

Habitat:

Backyard pond

Reference Links:

California Towhee, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMay 14, 2014

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