Editing Spotted towhee (section)

===Diet===
[[File:Spotted towhee gets anise swallowtail caterpillar.webm|thumb|A [[Pipilo maculatus|spotted towhee]] finds a [[Papilio zelicaon|anise swallowtail]] caterpillar to return to its nest and feed to its young.]]

These birds forage on the ground or in low vegetation,<ref name="r9" /><ref name="r11"/> with a habit of noisily rummaging through dry leaves searching for food. During the breeding season (spring and summer) they mainly eat [[insect]]s, ground dwelling beetles, [[spider]]s and other arthropods that reside in the [[leaf litter]] that is foraged by the spotted towhee. They only eat protein rich food in the breeding season, and in the fall and winter they focus on foraging for [[acorn]]s, [[seed]]s, oats, and [[Berry|berries]].<ref name="r11"/> They will frequent bird feeders if present in their woodland habitat.