ID Please

I have never seen one of these before, but it showed up in my yard the other day. Is it a Rufous-sided Towhee?

http://www.jfranciskay.com/birdid.jpg

Eastern Towhee.....male. I think they used to be called Rufous-sided but the name was changed to Eastern Towhee.

Nice photo and thanks for posting. I now see the difference between what we now have in the west, the Spotted Towhee.

Dave

Thanks for the info guys. What makes him so puffed up? The pictures I have seen look much more slender...

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Originally Posted by jfranciskay

Thanks for the info guys. What makes him so puffed up? The pictures I have seen look much more slender...

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They puff up in cold weather.