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The Towhee was given its name in 1731 by a naturalist who encountered
the bird in the Carolinas. It is an imitation of the bird's call note,
a cheerful drink-your-tea. However, the calls of birds in the
West bear little resemblance to those in the East. Towhees often feed
on the ground, scratching around in dry leaves. Their habitat includes
thickets and brushy woodland edges.
They breed from British Columbia east to Maine, and south to California,
Louisiana, Florida and Guatemala. They winter south from southern
British Columbia, Nebraska and southern New England.
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