[EBB Sightings] ID help please

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 is a spotted towhee, formerly lumped with the rufous-sided towhee.



At 09:45 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote:
>I can't seem to nail this one in Sibley.  I found a
>pair of these two birds (I cannot recall dimorphism
>but I could be wrong) at Sunol Regional Wilderness
>last weekend, just past the footbridge as you walk in
>toward the trails from the picnic and parking areas.
>They were about 50 yards to the right of the
>footbridge, left side of the trail.  Pretty lousy shot
>with all the branches... just want an ID for my own
>edification.
>http://www.pbase.com/image/55759096
>Thanks for any help.
>Brian Zeiler
>Dublin, CA

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