These two birds were once categorized as one species, known as the rufous ... you certainly won’t confuse adult eastern towhees for chipping sparrows or song sparrows. Whitney says, “Towhees ...

RANGE: The MacGillivray's seaside sparrow's original range probably included all suitable habitats in coastal eastern and southeastern Florida, extending to northern North Carolina. Currently the ...

This is the only native bird species that breeds solely in the salt marshes of the Northeast. But rising sea levels, climate change and human development have destroyed much of the bird’s habitat ...