Birds Observed at Our Pleasant Hill, Oregon Home

Spotted Towhee

Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range - Red is Summer range
Purple is Year-round range - Yellow is Migration range

Spotted Towhee range

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo macculatus -- Common in brush, heavy undergrowth, wood margins, and hedgerows. Call is slurred chewink. Song is drink-your-tea, 7-12 minutes, the last note trilled. Three of these beauties showed up for a bath and some eats. Known in the past as a Rufous-sided Towhee.


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