Mayhew 1947 Spotted Towhee 2, May 7 U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Their eyes were still closed + they couldn't seem to be able to pick their heads up as yet. There was a narrow row of black fuzz down the middle of the backs of their bodies. There were also two brown, unhatched eggs in the nest. The rest of the vegetation right around the nest ranged from one to five feet in height; the average being about 18 inches. May 12 The parents weren't around at at 4:10 P.M. when I arrived at the nest site. There were still only two young, but they were covered with black down all over. Their eyes were open + they moved around within the nest occasionally.