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Dark-eyed Junco

 

Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows that flit about forest floors of the western mountains and Canada, then flood the rest of North America for winter. They’re easy to recognize by their crisp (though extremely variable) markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight. One of the most abundant forest birds of North America, you’ll see juncos on woodla

 

Photo courtesy of Steve Nanz 2025
Text courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025