Maureen Ellis wrote:
>
> I have noticed a curious disappearance of Spotted towhees at Des Moines
> Beach Park and surrounding neighborhoods for the past few weeks.

hmmm... I've seeing an abundance of Towhees around North Bend lately.
Often I just hear them making their (what sounds like to me) cat-like
call. But I've been seeing them sitting on shrubs practically face to
face with me as I walk by.