[wisb] Re: Spotted Towhee -- Nine Springs/Madison
- From: Sunil Gopalan <sgopalan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:36:10 -0500
Besides the obvious spots, my first thought on the bird's plumage was - wow
that's a lot of white on the primaries, which is distinct from - wow that's
quite a concentration of white at the base of the primaries. The latter of
course being the key Eastern Towhee field mark.
The bird did vocalize for viewers later in the day who report a Spotted
Towhee song.
FWIW - Sibley does say that some pure Spotted Towhees can show white at the
base of the primaries.
None of this precludes one or the other and the bird is being discussed in
various forums - and I look forward to learning new things as usual.
Sunil Gopalan - Madison - Dane Co.
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Tom Wood <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I do not have experience with the hybrid Eastern Towhee X Spotted Towhee,
> but Sunil's images seem to show that combination.
> Specifically, the white at the base of the primaries is an Eastern Towhee
> field mark, and none of the field guides I own show white in that location
> on a Spotted Towhee. His photos seem to roughly match Sibley's painting of
> that hybrid. Do any of you more knowledgeable birders have an opinion?
> Thomas Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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>
> The Spotted Towhee was viewed by several birders today -- it was loosely
> associating with several American Tree and Song Sparrows along the bike
> path
> leading to the ponds.
> Some images: http://www.sunilsimages.com/Other/Spotted-Towhee/n-2w7ZF/
>
> Sunil Gopalan - Madison - Dane Co.
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