More Interesting Birds in Williams Township ~ February 4, 2026

My long-time birding friend, Arlene Koch, reported a Fox Sparrow and an Eastern Towhee at her feeders yesterday, so I called her up and asked if I could come over in the late afternoon to watch for them. After confirming that it would be alright, I showed up a little after 4:00 PM. She has multiple feeders in both the front and back yards and numbers of birds were scattered about. Within minutes, I spotted the Fox Sparrow underneath one of her feeders and got this photo of it.

Fox Sparrow

Less than fifteen minutes later, I spotted the Eastern Towhee coming to the seed under the same feeder and got these photos of it.

A female Eastern Towhee.

I also saw a Carolina Chickadee with its all-gray wings and clean-cut bib briefly come to the feeder. It came in, grabbed a seed, and took off before I could get its photo. Also seen at the tray feeder was this American Tree Sparrow.

American Tree Sparrow

She also showed me an interesting Northern Cardinal in her backyard. I told her it looked like a young male in transitioning plumage, but she said that it has been there for two years now, so it's actually an aberrant-plumaged adult bird. I took these photos of it through her window.

An aberrant-plumaged Northern Cardinal.

Within an hour, I'd seen several interesting birds there. I thanked her for letting me come check them out.

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