30 Apr Far Eastern Towhee

On distribution maps for the Eastern Towhee, the summer range runs out about halfway up the Maine Coast. But for the last few days, a rare spring visitor has been hanging around Point Pleasant Park in Halifax. My man Joshua sent me this image.

A furtive bird of the undergrowth, the towhee [pronounced: TOE-hee] has been scrounging for sunflower seeds under a feeder in the park. It’s best found in the early morning, just past the grassy knoll.

Fittingly for a Nova Scotia visit, the towhee’s call is often onomatopoeically transcribed as “Drink your teeeea!” or simply, “Drink!”

Summer will come.