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Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Slate-colored race. 6 inches long (15.24 cm). Pale pink bill, dark eyes, whitish belly, tail dark with white outer feathers. Male is dark gray/medium gray. Feeds mostly on seeds either on ground or comes to feeder.

Habitat:

Woodlands/lawn edge.

Reference Links:

Dark-eyed Junco, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
ChristyHolland
Cute cute cute!!! I love these guys...they eat the millet we put out, but almost always eat it off the ground instead of the feeder. Great series, Carol!!

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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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