His “snow-bird” is now formally known as the dark-eyed junco, and back in Audubon’s time, people were far more attuned to the environment. Many if not most people probably were acquainted ...

Breeding: breeds in coniferous or mixed woodlands. Winter: found in a wide variety of habitats, the dark-eyed junco tends to avoid areas of denser brush; it especially favors feeders, parks ...

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.

The dark-eyed junco, also popularly known as the slate ... If an older bird — how old? The Audubon Society’s Encyclopedia of Birds used data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to compile ...

The Dark-eyed Junco is a small sparrow that’s synonymous ... Even their appearance echoes that of a December snow day: According to Audubon magazine, most Dark-eyed Juncos in the eastern U.S ...

The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is about as glamorous as an old toaster, but for all its ordinariness, it’s Washington’s most reliable backyard bird. How vacant would our winters be ...

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 ...

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 vote results were: Dark-eyed junco with 45 ...