Spotted Towhee

tags: Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus, photographed at Samish Flats, Skagit County, Washington State. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] Image: Marv Breece, 22 January 2008 [larger view]. Canon EOS 350D 1/1000s f/5.0 at 165.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Rick Wright, Managing Director of WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide, writes: This bird's slight mistrust of humans bearing lenses provides an excellent opportunity to practice our "bottoms first"…