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poemoftheday.bsky.social
In days as full of joy as these?
I think the meadow-lark's clear sound
Leaks upward slowly from the ground,
While on the wing the bluebirds ring
Their wedding-bells to woods around.
The flirting chewink calls his dear
Behind the bush; and very near,
July 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
leoandthefluff.bsky.social
Chewink da bocks vv gud fer teef.
June 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
pinescommission.bsky.social
The Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is smaller than a robin, has eyes that are usually red, and belts out a call that sounds like "Chewink." Males have dark black feathers on their upper body, while females sport chocolate-brown upper parts, according to the National Audubon Society.
A male Eastern towhee perched on a tree branch. It has intense, red eyes, rusty side feathers, a while belly and dark black upperparts.
May 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
bufbvr.bsky.social
BATEAU DISPLEASURE DOWN THE DIARRHEA DISCARD AMYL IS FARTING CHEWINK WITH POOPY. SEE A COMIC STEEP CHRISTIANITY WHAT IS OUR SOLVE PAPILLON HISTORIOGRAPHER SWINEHERD BLAMEFUL NONBELLIGERENT AUTHORIZATION APPLE CHILI UNSTAINED UNSCREENED ROY HIBBERT MY PILLOW. ONLY LET VAMPIRES OILSKIN CAVIAR
April 30, 2026 at 8:58 PM
gamedesignerben.bsky.social
Bob’s out here Star-Bellied Sneeching it up in 1914 over a couple New Englanders having a dialog over whether to sneak onto some guy’s property to pick berries.
BLUEBERRIES "You ought to have seen what I saw on my way To the village, through Patterson's pasture today: Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb, Real sky-blue, and heavy, and ready to drum In the cavernous pail of the first one to come! And all ripe together, not some of them green And some of them ripe! You ought to have seen!" "I don't know what part of the pasture you mean." "You know where they cut off the woods let me see It was two years agoor no!can it be No longer than that?—and the following fall The fire ran and burned it all up but the wall." "Why, there hasn't been time for the bushes to grow. That's always the way with the blueberries, though: There may not have been the ghost of a sign Of them anywhere under the shade of the pine, But get the pine out of the way, you may burn The pasture all over until not a fern Or grass-blade is left, not to mention a stick, And presto, they're up all around you as thick And hard to explain as a conjuror's trick." "It must be on charcoal they fatten their fruit. I taste in them sometimes the flavor of soot. And after all, really they're ebony skinned: The blue's but a mist trom the breath of the wind, A tarnish that goes at a touch of the hand, And less than the tan with which pickers are tanned." "Does Patterson know what he has, do you think! "He may and not care, and so leave the chewink To gather them for him—-you know what he is He won't make the fact that they're rightfully his An excuse for keeping us other folk out." "I wonder you didn't see Loren about." "The best of it was that I did. Do you know, I was just getting through what the field had to show And over the wall and into the road, When who should come by, with a democrat-load Of all the young chattering Lorens alive, But Loren, the fatherly, out for a drive." "He saw you, then? What did he do? Did he frown?" "He just kept nodding his head up and down. You know how politely he always goes by. But he thought a big thought—I could tell by his eye-Which being expressed, might be this in effect: 'I have left those there berries, I shrewdly suspect, To ripen too long. I am greatly to blame.'' "He's a thriftier person than some I could name." "He seems to be thrifty; and hasn't he need, With the mouths of all those young Lorens to feed? He has brought them all up on wild berries, they say, Like birds. They store a great many away. They eat them the year round, and those they don't eat They sell in the store and buy shoes for their feet." "Who cares what they say? It's a nice way to live, Just taking what Nature is willing to give, Not forcing her hand with harrow and plow" "I wish you had seen his perpetual bow_ And the air of the youngsters! Not one of them turned, And they looked so solemn-absurdly concerned." "T wish I knew half what the flock of them know Of where all the berries and other things grow, Cranberries in bogs and raspberries on top Of the boulder-strewn mountain, and when they will crop. I met them one day and each had a flower Stuck into his berries as fresh as a shower; Some strange kind they told me it hadn't a name." Tve told you how once, not long after we came, I almost provoked poor Loren to mirth By going to him of all people on earth To ask if he knew any fruit to be had For the picking. The rascal, he said he'd be glad To tell if he knew. But the year had been bad There had been some berries-but those were all gone. He didn't say where they had been. He went on: I'm sure-I'm sure'-as polite as could be. He spoke to his wife in the door, Let me see, Mame, we don't know any good berrying place? It was all he could do to keep a straight face." "If he thinks all the fruit that grows wild is for him, Hell find he's mistaken. See here, for a whim, We'll pick in the Pattersons pasture this year. Well go in the morning, that is, if it's clear, And the sun shines out warm: the vines must be wet. I's so long since I picked I almost forget How we used to pick berries: we took one look round, Then sank out of sight like trolls underground. And saw nothing more of each other, or heard, Unless when you said I was keeping a bird Away from its nest, and I said it was you. Well, one of us is. For complaining it flew Around and around us. And then for a while We picked, till I feared you had wandered a mile, And I thought I had lost you. I lifted a shout Too loud for the distance you were, it turned out, For when you made answer, your voice was as low As talking—you stood up beside me, you know." "We shan't have the place to ourselves to enjoy— Not likely, when all the young Lorens deploy. They'll be there tomorrow, or even tonight. They won't be too friendly—they may be polite— To people they look on as having no right To pick where they're picking. But we won't complain. You ought to have seen how it looked in the rain, The fruit mixed with water in layers of leaves, Like two kinds of jewels, a vision for thieves.
March 24, 2026 at 10:04 PM
lronlacy.bsky.social
3 #MARCH #WorldWildlifeDay
‘Pipilo erythrophthalamus. Chewink.’
Howard Jones (1853-), *Illustrations of the #Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio*
#Illustrations by Mrs. N. E. Jones
Vol. I ( #Circleville #Ohio 1886) Pl. XXXVII
#wildlife #birds #ornithology #biodiversity
March 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM
birderk.bsky.social
Chewink! Towhee is calling away today! #birds #spring #migration
March 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social
Came across this Eastern Towhee the other day -- foraging and announcing itself with its characteristic "chewink" calls.

Their calls are some of the most pleasing to the ears.

March 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #EasternTowhees #BirdsofNC
March 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
instbirdpop.bsky.social
The answers to yesterday's Ye Olde Bird Names quiz 🪶
Graphic with old parchment background and the following text: YE OLDE FOLK NAMES FOR NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS PART 2 The answers: 1. Baldpate= American Wigeon 2. Bog-pumper=American Bittern 3. Cherry-bird= Cedar Waxwing 4. Chewink= Eastern/Spotted Towhee 5. Red-eyed Greenlet= Red-eyed Vireo 6. Ground-Robin=Eastern/Spotted Towhee 7. Hairbird= Chipping Sparrow 8. Hell-diver= Horned Grebe 9. Shite-poke= Green Heron 10. Log-cock= Pileated Woodpecker
March 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
instbirdpop.bsky.social
Another edition of folknames for birds 🪶
Graphic with old parchment background and the following text: YE OLDE FOLK NAMES FOR NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS PART 2 Can you ID these species? 1. Baldpate 2. Bog-pumper 3. Cherry-bird 4. Chewink 5. Red-eyed Greenlet 6. Ground-Robin 7. Hairbird 8. Hell-diver 9. Shite-poke 10. Log-cock We'll post the answers tomorrow.
March 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
bareroot.bsky.social
'Chewink' The eastern towhee, also known as chewink, joree, or joree bird, is a large New World sparrow.
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
itsflanoy.bsky.social
also TBH Imb tink dey eeet de peele also. At beginning you can see Momb deer chewink de peele. Imb tink she peel fur babey
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
nsfumber.bsky.social
Chewink on this so muchh,,, the lil tail waggg,,, tummy,,, oughh,,,,, 💚💚💚
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
whatbirds.bsky.social
🌎 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) #NorthAmericanBirds | #EasternTowhee #Chewink #Joree #PipiloErythrophthalmus | #Towhees #NewWorldSparrows #NewWorldSparrowFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by IndigoBunting🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) The Eastern Towhee, also known as Chewink or Joree, is a large New World sparrow. Males have black heads, backs, and tails with rusty-orange sides and a white belly; females are similar but brown where males are black. They have distinctive red or white eyes. They are widely distributed across eastern North America, inhabiting brushy areas, forest edges, and thickets. Northern populations migrate south for winter, while southern ones may be year-round residents. Eastern Towhees are primarily ground foragers, using a characteristic two-footed backward scratch to uncover insects and seeds in leaf litter. They are often heard before seen, with a "drink-your-tea" song and a "chewink" call. Males are territorial and monogamous during breeding. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Four subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by IndigoBunting via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-eastern-towhee-towhee-nature-9551361/ KVAW
July 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
nome.bsky.social
You should see them dance!
Eastern Towhee: Chewink
YouTube video by American Bird Conservancy
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July 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
waxwing.bsky.social
so emotional rn that a towhee "chewink!" Outside my house made me tear up
July 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
laurelfynes.bsky.social
Ooh! I heard the “chewink!” call at school today, several times! Didn’t see the wee thing but it was still exciting to hear so close by.
May 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
laurelfynes.bsky.social
Merlin helped me solve two mysteries haunting my ears this week.
One was the familiar “bitsy, bitsy, bitsy, tsee, tsee, tsee!” which I’ve been hearing & recognized but not for whom. Tennessee warbler!
The other was a rough “chewink!” which I thought might be an oriole call. Ooh, least flycatcher! 🤩
Screenshot of Merlin recording suggestions. Text reads: “2025-05-15 0735 Mississauga, ON - 15 May 2025, 7:35 AM - 2:06 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Tennessee Warbler House Sparrow Song Sparrow American Robin Red-winged Blackbird Blue Jay” Screenshot from Merlin app. Text reads: “2025-05-15 0739 Mississauga, ON - 15 May 2025, 7:39 AM - 0:29 Best suggestions American Robin Northern Cardinal Tennessee Warbler House Sparrow Least Flycatcher”
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
ptbonature.bsky.social
Eastern Towhee
A strikingly marked, oversized sparrow of the East, feathered in bold black and warm reddish-browns,if you can get a clear look at it. Their chewink calls let you know how common they are, many end up mere glimpses through tangles of little stems.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Easter...
May 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
virtualvanaprastha.bsky.social
The chewink [a.k.a. the Eastern Towhee] is a shy bird also, but not stealthy. It is very inquisitive, and sets up a great scratching among the leaves, apparently to attract your attention.

"April"
John Burroughs
Eastern Towhee Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A strikingly marked, oversized sparrow of the East, feathered in bold black and warm reddish-browns – if you can get a clear look at it. Eastern Towhees are birds of the undergrowth, where their rumma...
www.allaboutbirds.org
March 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
lronlacy.bsky.social
3 #MARCH #WorldWildlifeDay
‘Pipilo erythrophthalamus. Chewink.’
Howard Jones (1853-), *Illustrations of the #Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio*
#Illustrations by Mrs. N. E. Jones
Vol. I (#Circleville, #Ohio 1886) Pl. XXXVII
#wildlife #birds #ornithology #biodiversity
March 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
racheldeering.bsky.social
True Bird Stories, Towhees, L.A. Fuertes, 1903.
Description of Towhees from All About Birds: ‘A strikingly marked, oversized sparrow of the East, feathered in bold black and warm reddish-browns – if you can get a clear look at it. Eastern Towhees are birds of the undergrowth, where their rummaging makes far more noise than you would expect for their size. Their chewink calls let you know how common they are, but many of your sightings end up mere glimpses through tangles of little stems.’
February 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
lakegirl-69.bsky.social
Why behine TEVEE illigol? Iz chewink on cordz?
December 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
handle.invalid
bird people go hard
A screenshot of text from a wikipedia's article the very accurately attempts to describe bird noises, like "chewink" and "crewhewwhew!"
April 10, 2024 at 8:19 PM