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

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

European Starling. Check the transitional juvenile photo in the Field Marks section of All About Birds. It's the sixth photo in the lineup - click on the arrow to see them all. Claire This post was edited by claire on Sat, Sep 20, 14 at 11:00

Thanks everyone! I also posted on the bird forum and they seem to think it is a blue grouse. He said it was pretty big and when he came toward it to take a pic, it raised it's wings and came toward him like it was coming after him. haha, I think he was overreacting a bit :)