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7 hours agoIs Santa Cruz spotted towhee singing a song of unrequited love?
A male spotted towhee may sing persistently from a high perch to attract or maintain a mate and to defend its territory.
Contrary to your belief that your yard might not be the best spot for love, your visitor obviously disagrees. A male towhee finds a place up high and can spend up to 90 percent of its time sending out that trill, calling for a mate. If this is the same bird, he might not be calling for a mate, but for his mate. Towhees are primarily monogamous, but only during mating season. There's a courtship, then a mating, and then the pair raise their offspring.