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Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
33.025, -117.01
Field Notes
Description:
Red breasted bird with black head, tail and wings. Wings have white spots which give it its name. Eyes are red. "They have a round, chunky body, fan shaped tail, short, thick beak, and dull pink legs." - Wikipedia
Habitat:
Riparian Oak forest at Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
Notes:
"They nest either on the ground or low in bushes, seldom more than 1.5 m above the ground. The female builds the nest over a period of about 5 days. It is bulky and sturdily made of leaves, strips of bark, twigs, forb stalks, and grasses, lined with pine needles, shredded bark, grasses, and sometimes hairs." - Wikipedia
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Spotted Towhee
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PublishedMarch 6, 2012
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