The towhee is one of the "early birds".
"EARLY BIRDS..."
Bill Hamilton, assistant professor of biology, and Deborah Sillman, instructor in biology, are a team at Penn State New Kensington who oversee the maintenance of the campus Nature Trail that was constructed in 1985.
Each spring, the biologists write a blog about the birds, insects, mammals and flowers that herald the arrival of spring. On their blog site, "Ecologist's Notebook: Reflections on the Natural World of Western Pennsylvania," they report on their observations around their Apollo house and on local nature trails, as well as the campus trail.
The fourth blog, "Early Bird…," was written April 20 by Hamilton. More will follow in the coming weeks.
For Hamilton's blogs and comments, visit http://www.personal.psu.edu/hw7/blogs/nature/