The Eastern Towhee is an annual visitor best described as uncommon, certainly not rare. This example was a male in its finest regalia. I see one or two every year but they are usually juveniles or females.
I will update these photos with better copies in a day or two after I learn the new Adobe format probably when it rains which is a reliable event in Nova Scotia
The Eastern Towhee and Spotted Towhee (the western variant) were once classified as the same species, the Rufous-sided Towhee.
Eastern Towhee
