Canyon Towhees in Texas

Canyon Towhees live in Texas all year. Hard freezes are brief outside the Panhandle, so most feeder birds face heat and drought stress more than cold. That makes the cold months the time your yard matters most to them: their winter diet shifts toward seeds.

Humid subtropical in the east and along the Gulf, semi-arid to arid in the west; long, hot summers and short, mild winters over most of the state.

Across Texas, canyon towhees typically nest from March–August. Nest site: cup in cactus, shrubs or small trees. Females lay 2–6 eggs, incubate for 11 days, and young leave the nest after 8–9 days.

Afternoon highs regularly exceed 95°F — nest boxes need shade or light-colored, ventilated construction, and water matters as much as food.

• Canyon Towhees don't use nest boxes. Keep dense native shrubs and trees such as red maple for nest sites.
• Delay heavy pruning of shrubs until after August.

Of the regional native plants we track for Texas, these 8 provide food or cover canyon towhees use:

A tame desert-grassland bird that feeds under patio feeders.

• Best foods: Millet, Cracked corn.
• In Texas's winter: Hard freezes are brief outside the Panhandle, so most feeder birds face heat and drought stress more than cold.

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