California Towhee

California Towhee perched on a barren branch facing away looking to the right.
California Towhee, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-400; f/8; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the California Towhee (Melozone crissalis). This is one of the 17 or 18 new species (I’m still trying to figure one out) for me when I went on a San Diego Audubon bird walk while I was in the area for a conference. My first photographic evidence occurred on April 23, 2022.

California Towhee in a field with an insect in its beak.
California Towhee with food, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-400; f/8; 1/1000 sec.