单词 | towhee |
例句 | In such gardens, expect to see wood thrushes and eastern towhees. Perspective | Bird populations have crashed. Here’s what you can do to help. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z In the morning cool, the deserted mountain trails were alive with bird song and the brash antics of spotted towhees and yellow-eyed juncos, but no trogon — perhaps, said fellow birders, because of the dry creek. A Birding Adventure in Arizona’s ‘Sky Islands’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z They also recognized acorn woodpeckers, a California towhee, dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, a dark-eyed junco, a mockingbird, an Anna’s hummingbird and a black phoebe. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z As of this writing, it’s logged 194 house finch visits, 83 California towhee drop-bys, 5 squirrel sorties and a lone pine siskin pop in. My high-tech bird feeder made me wonder: Do birds have a right to privacy? 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The first species they identified — a rufous-sided towhee with a velvety black head, bright red and white breast, and ruby eyes — was the first bird Joanne ticked off on her life list. These retired teachers started with a little bird guide, and ended with a magnum opus 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The researchers spotted birds in the severely burned patches that they didn’t find in the unburned ones, including the indigo bunting, chestnut-sided warbler and eastern towhee. Birds bounced back in severely burned Appalachian forests 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The species that were observed more frequently included three types of warblers, cedar waxwing, spotted towhee and California quail. Wildfire smoke impacts what birds we see, hear according to UW study 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the low-lying grassy habitat is home to two species of “special concern,” the prairie warbler and eastern towhee. Environmentalists criticize Bowdoin’s plan for solar array 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z By identifying the house finches, California towhees and other birds flocking to my feeder, it piqued my curiosity about the birds that inhabit the world around me. My high-tech bird feeder made me wonder: Do birds have a right to privacy? 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The idea is to walk the course and look for the birds, starting with Canada geese on Hole 1 and then through such species as Eastern towhees, American robins, belted kingfishers and mallards. Perspective | This Rockville golf course is full of birdies — the feathered kind 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z “For example, ground-dwelling birds such as doves, towhees and others prefer low platform feeders because they feed on the ground.” When managing birdfeeders, think bird health and safety 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Plant these low-water plants and prepare to see hummingbirds, spotted towhee, mockingbirds, dark-eyed junco, hermit thrush and a sparrow or two. New gardens at the L.A. Zoo show us how we can help birds at home 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z “What does that tell us? Tells us something is not good,” Franzen says of the seabirds, as he pads the garden, looking at a couple of California towhees through his binoculars. Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline' 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Walking these trails, I saw blackbirds, warblers, spotted towhees and meadowlarks. Beside a defunct nuclear site, Hanford Reach’s protected wildlife refuge is prime birding territory 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z In the sagebrush, he found a loggerhead shrike, green-tailed towhee and prairie falcon. Mystery bird collection finds new home at Laramie museum 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z She even trained the resident towhees, small brown birds, to eat seed from her hand. Can Dirt Save the Earth? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Wrens ticked steadily in the toppled bronze foliage of winter-killed bracken fern, and the eerie red eyes of a spotted towhee glowed from its perch on a branch. A day with Seattle bird counters reveals a wonderland of nature — amid dog parks, neighborhoods and urban playfields 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z “Well, look what it’s doing,” Franzen, an angular figure who wears a plaid shirt and jeans, says of the towhee. Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline' 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z They quantified the sootiness by taking pictures of the chests of sparrows, woodpeckers, larks and towhees and measuring how well they reflected light. The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds’ Feathers 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “Chickadees, along with quail and towhees, are a gardener’s companions,” Joy says. This Whidbey Island couple’s backyard is for the birds — really, any and all birds 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z And what a glorious tally it is: Cooper’s hawks, warbling vireo, Bewick’s wren, spotted towhee, American goldfinch, flycatchers, three types of swallows, two varieties of chickadees, cedar waxwings, orange-crowned warbler, flickers and more. Birds flock to native forest restored at Discovery Park. But will it continue to mature? 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z And then there is the urban wildlife to contend with—rarely as endearing as the rufous-sided towhee you might spot in the trees in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. Bouldering in the City: The Best Gear and Apps 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The trees are thriving, and both total bird counts and the number of species — towhees, cuckoos and flycatchers among them — are increasing. Optimism Builds for Effort to Relieve a Parched Delta in Mexico 2013-04-15T21:09:47Z The call of an eastern towhee chides us to “drink your teeeeea,” as if it were a tonic for the gloomy weather. City Room: Spring Time: Tangling With an Invasive Rose 2012-06-14T17:19:23Z Red-breasted nuthatch, spotted towhee, varied thrush, northern saw-whet owl, American robin, cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, American goldfinch and western tanager — I see them all here in the Fraser River estuary. Scientist at Work Blog: Three Mallards, a Merganser and a Bufflehead 2012-03-30T20:25:13Z Many birds inhabit this area, including hawks, ravens, towhees, jays, juncos, woodpeckers, doves, sparrows and titmice. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z Chewink, or towhee comes the brisk call from wherever the busy bunting is foraging. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z I knew the towhee was of the family Emberizidae; however, the species name tested my pathetic birding skills. Scientist at Work Blog: Jennifer Calkins From Mexico: Goodbye to Quail, for Now 2011-12-07T15:58:31Z No doubt the towhee, the brown thrush, and the cat-bird found out this spot years ago, and have been using it ever since for summer quarters. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z I never liked the towhee so well before. A-Birding on a Bronco He is the towhee bunting or chewink, sometimes called ground robin, and in that corner of Colorado he takes the place the robin fills with us, the most common bird about the house. Upon The Tree-Tops The white feathers on the towhee's short, rounded wings and on the sides of his tail are conspicuous signals, as he flies jerkily to the nearest cover. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z So let us call the towhee a finch, and say no more about it. Birds in the Bush The green-tailed towhee he is called in the books, though the red of his head is much more conspicuous than the green of his tail. A Bird-Lover in the West The ranchman's son told me that up in the canyons at dusk he had sometimes heard towhee concerts, the birds answering each other from different parts of the canyon. A-Birding on a Bronco Still, it was plain that the towhee baby was practicing for his entrance into the ranks of our most bewitching singers. Upon The Tree-Tops The chickadee, phoebe, peewee, towhee, whip-poor-will and bobolink, who tell their names less plainly than he, save every child who tries to know them much trouble. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Finally, just as a distant whippoorwill began to call, a towhee sang once from the woods; and a moment later the stillness was broken by the sudden outburst of a thrasher. Birds in the Bush Chewink, or towhee bunting: babies, 31. green-tailed towhee, 210. husky cry, 30. manners, 28, 29. nest, 30. song, 29. A Bird-Lover in the West When the little housekeeper was working over her nest, a brown towhee flew into the tree. A-Birding on a Bronco There was a flutter of wings, there were cries, and on the tree, in plain sight, the towhee bunting and his brown-clad spouse. Little Brothers of the Air Now he says “towhee’!” the next time “chewink’!” The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year We have now named four birds, the chickadee, the goldfinch, the brown thrush, and the towhee,—birds so diverse in plumage that no eye could fail to discriminate them at a glance. Birds in the Bush A favorite roosting place for the sparrows, towhees, juncos, and even the robins, was in some thickets by the roadside. Our Bird Comrades One of the first birds met with on these unpromising acclivities was the spurred towhee of the Rockies. Birds of the Rockies The unmelodious call of a flicker in the pine-tree, and a towhee singing in the distance. Applied Psychology for Nurses His habit is continued in the spring by the towhee, or chewink, who uses the same methods, throwing both feet backward simultaneously. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year And yet, for all the towhee's careless demeanor, you soon begin to suspect him of being deep. Birds in the Bush Quite different is the habit of the towhee, which announces his presence by his loud, explosive trill—all too brief—or his complaining "chewing." Our Bird Comrades But his song is different from our eastern towhee's. Birds of the Rockies Except for this mark, recognizable almost as far as the bird could be distinguished at all, he looked exactly like our common New England towhee. A Florida Sketch-Book More sombre hued seed-eaters which live their lives in the Park are towhees, swamp, song, field, and chipping sparrows. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Still another musician who delights to take liberties with his score is the towhee bunting, or chewink. Birds in the Bush One day I was listening to a concert given by a company of towhees and cardinals, which were sitting in the trees at the lower border of the woodland. Our Bird Comrades There are times when he sings with more than his wonted force, and it is then that his tune bears the strongest likeness to the eastern towhee's. Birds of the Rockies The summery call of a turtle dove came dreamily through the forest; while nearer, towhees filled the place with their "fine explosive trills." See America First According to my observation, the towhee is not much given to singing after July; but he keeps up his call, which is little less musical than his song, till his departure in late September. Birds in the Bush In neighborly association with the brown thrush is the towhee bunting, or chewink. Birds in the Bush He is known by an offensive and inapt title—the green-tailed towhee. Birds of the Rockies Colorado furnishes another towhee, though why he should have been put into the Pipilo group by the ornithologists is more than I can tell at this moment. Birds of the Rockies It was a special pleasure to find a green-tailed towhee in the copse of the draw, for I had supposed that he always hugged close to the steep mountain sides. Birds of the Rockies Lured by the lyrics of the green-tailed towhee, I climbed the western acclivity a few hundred feet, but found that few birds choose such dry and eerie places for a habitat. Birds of the Rockies The towhee is of a peculiarly even disposition. Birds in the Bush At the border of the town I found my first green-tailed towhee's nest, which will be described in the last chapter. Birds of the Rockies There is not the remotest suggestion of the towhee minstrelsy in his prolonged and well-articulated melody. Birds of the Rockies The second member of our lyrical quartette is the elegant green-tailed towhee, known scientifically as Pipilo chlorurus. Birds of the Rockies As had been anticipated, it turned out to be a green-tailed towhee's domicile, as was proved by the presence and uneasy chirping of a pair of those birds. Birds of the Rockies Whence did the towhee derive his equanimity, and the brown thrush his saturnine temper? Birds in the Bush |
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