Male Eastern Towhee Territorial Call - A Bold Statement!

The Eastern Towhee's most distinctive call!

The Male Eastern Towhee call at dusk from high in a tree in the Great Smoky Mountains dominates the bird call landscape with the distinctive "Drink-your-tea-eee". From dawn to dusk - This land is his! Towhees are one of my favorite birds. They have a number of appealing habits including constantly flashing the white feathers in their tail while scratching through the underbrush looking for bugs and seeds. Often heard, but rarely seen for long these birds have quite a personality. 

Eastern Towhee flashes white tail while scratching for food.