Dark-eyed juncos are unique sparrows that nest on or near the ground in forests. In winter, they typically form flocks and often associate with other species, including chipping sparrows, pine and ...

Hence, the dark-eyed junco at my birdbath was the subspecies slate-colored junco. The handsome male bird has a swank, slate-gray cowl that extends to its wings and tail, with a neat trim of white ...

The dark-eyed junco is one of the most common birds in North America and can be found across the continent, from Alaska to Mexico, from California to New York.

Of the 15 dark-eyed Junco subspecies in North America, two reside in Washington state, according to BirdWeb, an online resource of Washington’s birds run by the Seattle Audubon Society.

Less than two hours after sunrise, with the shadows still blue and slanting hard in a dense growth of balsam firs and spruces ...

With nearly half the votes, the dark-eyed junco has been chosen as Kitchener's official bird.

I suspect the great naturalist and pioneer ornithologist was optimistic in his estimation of junco familiarity. His “snow-bird” is now formally known as the dark-eyed junco, and back in ...

The Dark-eyed Junco is a small sparrow that’s synonymous with winter’s return across much of the U.S.. True to their “snowbirds” nickname, they fly south from their Arctic summer homes ...

3. Dark-eyed junco The dark-eyed junco doesn’t look the same in Colorado as it does in Oregon. “Everyone has a different flavor of junco they can see,” Rosenberg said.

The month-long bird election saw 1,265 people vote for four feathered candidates including the Killdeer, Merlin, chimney swift and dark-eyed junco.

The dark-eyed junco has been chosen as Kitchener's bird.The results of Bird Friendly Kitchener's vote to find a bird to represent the city was announced Monday on CBC K-W's The Morning Edition with ...