Eastern Towhee

Description: 7-8 1/2" Male has black head and upperparts, white underparts, bright rufous patches on flanks, female is similar but warm brown where male is black	Habitat: Woodland edges, old fields, thickets, undergrowth, brushy clearings, overgrown pastures.
Nesting: 3-6 white eggs lightly spotted with red-brown, in a loose cup of weed stems, grass and bark, placed on or near ground in dense cover	Range: breeds from central Canada east to Maine, south to California southwest, Florida east, winters south from British Columbia to Oklahoma
Voice: song is a cheerful, drink-your-tea!, second note lower, third note higher, calls a clear to-hee!	Diet: Including terrestrial invertebrates, grass and forb seeds, acorns (especially in winter), berries. Nestlings fed insects, some fruit.

Notes: Known as Rufous-sided Towhee prior to 1995 when it was split into Eastern and Spotted Towhee by AOU, loose winter flocks

When present in Oklahoma: primarily eastern half of state in winter, eastern fourth during summer