Talk:Abert's Towhee
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[edit] Towhee picture
The picture appended to this species is dated, and somewhat inaccurate. Anyone care to find an actual photo? Or should I just get my camera fixed and take it myself? Cheers! -- Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 20:49, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
- While spying out plants (for a Page), and near dusk about 45 minutes prior, I did a quick stop, and U-turn. A towhee was coming in–and–out of the brush. Within 6 minutes, about 4 sightings, thru binocs, the first was the observation of the Quail eating in the brush (not observable except thru the closeup). What was Kooool, is that I had put the Towhees down as local residents, not having seen one. The Black eyeMask is quite large on this bird covering, more than 1/3 of face. The pic on the main page is far too dark. And I am sure the black eyeMask is for briter sunshine conditions ( ? ). Thats the story north of YumaAz on the Colorado River(observed March-April)--MichaelIN,hotYUMA--Mmcannis 13:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Keep in mind that this picture is from the 19th century Border Survey -- they weren't working off live specimens in those days. The lower Colorado is definitely part of the range of Abert's Towhee -- they are generally found anywhere in Arizona below the Mogollon Rim and below the Sky Islands -- that is, within the Lower Colorado-Gila-Salt-Santa Cruz-San Pedro River system. -- Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 04:38, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
