EASTERN TOWHEE, Tamarack SWA, Logan County

[cteuton]

This morning, Dan and I stopped by the west side of Tamarack SWA. We heard a towhee song that was not typical for Spotted Towhee. The singer was found high in the trees, and we identified him as an EASTERN TOWHEE by his song and wing pattern, which showed an absence of scapular spotting, with white primary bases. A couple of "back of the camera" shots are on the ebird list below.

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56131878

We also saw a male Blackpoll Warbler amongst many Myrtle type Yellow-rumps at Red Lion SWA (also in Logan county). The birds were feeding in weedy material wedged in the creek that crosses under the road there, and low in bushes/trees at the edge of the creek.
Cheryl Teuton
Aurora