The Towhees around here-East Tennessee-certainly sing the "Drink" part of their song, also the "Tea" part-sometimes written as towhee. This am I heard "Drink, drink, drink....long pause...your tea" Then just "drink drink..." I think it's a little later in the year when I hear the "tea" or "towhee" part alone. Right now I have an Eastern Wood Peewee that repeats "pee-oh-wee" over & over & it's kinda mournful sounding. He sings from a cedar tree in a small cemetary across the road & it seems fitting somehow. Susan

Juvenile Common Gallinule

peregrines have a larger "mask" on their faces and paler breasts, and shorter tails Cooper's hawk: http://animal.discovery.com/guides/wild-birds/gallery/coopers_hawk.jpg

I thought I had responded to this earlier. I think I did, but was having trouble with where Houzz was posting it and/or erasing it. Yes! I decided it was a Dickcissel. I'm excited to have them here now.