Sounds of the Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophtalmus
Shortcut: Drink your teeeeee, towheee!
Song: The male's typical song consists of two short notes followed by a higher-pitched trill, often paraphrased as drink-your-teeeeeeeee. Simpler songs may also be heard.
Call: The commonly heard call is a loud, ringing che-wink or tow-wheee, given by both sexes as a contact call, and also in alarm. Towhees also make high chips.
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Bird songs copyright 1998 by Lang Elliott. Song descriptions adapted from the book Common Birds and Their Songs (Lang Elliott, 1998: Houghton Mifflin Company) and other material by Lang Elliott. Contact: Nature Sound Studio. Photographs copyright 2010 by Brian Small and Robert Royse. All rights reserved.
