Distinctive Markings: Male has a black head, back and tail with white belly, orange-red sides ... adult eastern towhees for chipping sparrows or song sparrows. Whitney says, “Towhees are members ...

This songbird gets its name from its disproportionately large head that sits atop a small, delicate body. Similar to its cousin, the northern shrike, the eastern loggerhead shrike has a raccoon-like ...