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Dark-eye Junco - Oregon race
Junco hyemalis oreganus
45.4917, -122.632
Field Notes
Description:
Juncos are small perching birds in the Sparrow family. The Oregon variety has a distinctive black 'hood' resulting in the nickname 'executioner bird'.
Adults male: Black head and neck, grey-brown body, buff chest and reddish-brown back.
Juvenile: Brown and buff bod, Brown head, spotted chest.
Habitat:
Woodlands, clearings and parks.
This one has built a nest in the hedge in my front yard.
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