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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 flutter into bushes for cover. Here is a peek onto the Silver Lake Golf Course through greenery loved by melodic birds. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)- To 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 ...