Sharon's bird needs to IM our first ever yard bird male Eastern Towhee that spent the day in our backyard. I first saw what I thought was a very dark Robin in our small lilac bushes. Closer inspection provided a correct identification. It boldly "chicken- scratched" under our hanging feeder outside the window, and didn't spook like the goldfinches on the sock feeder when we stood at the window 2 feet away to watch. I hope it does stick around! Jim Glover Northwest Columbus www.jimgloverart.com On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:26 PM, Sharon Hamersley wrote: > Besides all of the usual suspects at our feeders, we have had a brown > thrasher and a female Eastern Towhee rooting around in our yard for > the > past 2 days. Don't know if they intend to stick around or are just > passing through...have not seen/heard a male Eastern Towhee so > perhaps the > female is looking for a mate. > > Good birding, Sharon > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]