I heard a bird singing and wondered what it had to say.
That little bird was wishing me a nice sunny day.
I thanked it for its song and went upon my way,
knowing the little bird would keep singing come what may!
Now I hope that you hear the bird sing without any pay.
He has a song in his heart, he's just made that way.

(Poem by Vern Rogers)



"Spotted Towhees have a fairly simple song,,,,,,It lasts about 1.5 seconds. The song starts with one or two (up to eight) short introductory notes and then a fast trill that can sound like a taut rubber band being plucked, or a piece of paper stuck into a fan. Some Spotted Towhee songs have just the trill phrase only." (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds) To hear their song - http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/spotted_towhee/sounds