Isn't the eastern form of the rufous-sided towhee now called EASTERN
TOWHEE? Maybe I'm misremembering the changes...

> ... Our Western form is now called the
> Spotted towhee (sorry, don't have birdbook with scientific name noted in
> my office). The Rufous-sided towhee is the eastern USA species, and
> overlap of two species is not well documented in the midwest. The songs
> are really quite different and the spots on our species distinctive.

Rick

Rick H. Hudson Seattle, WA rhhudson at u.washington.edu