Bird of the week 🪶 Dark-eyed Junco 🌎🗺️These sparrows cover most of North America, year round in the north west and north east, seen across all the Untied States in winter, and during breeding season staying in Canada and Alaska. 🔍🫆Juncos coloring ranges depending on where they are. In southern California we will commonly see the slate grey version with a darker head, white belly and outter wings, and a pink beak. The Oregon junco coloring is brown with a distinct black head, but the same wh

The Dark-eyed Junco, nicknamed the "snowbird," is a common, small sparrow-like bird that brightens Midwest winters with its slate-gray, white-bellied, and pink-billed appearance (males darker than females) These active, ground-feeding birds flock to woodlands, shrubby areas, and backyard feeders for seeds from October to April, often joining other sparrows, and are a familiar, abundant sight that signals the colder months. #winterbirds #Juncos 🌃⛄️❄️ 🐦‍⬛ | Steve McFate