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 ...

Yes, it’s still autumn, but one of the earliest signs of winter might already be in your own backyard. The Dark-eyed Junco is a small sparrow that’s synonymous with winter’s return across ...

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.

I suspect the great naturalist and pioneer ornithologist was optimistic in his estimation of junco familiarity. His “snow-bird” is now formally known as the dark-eyed junco, and back in ...

THE APPEARANCE of dark-eyed juncos is often thought of as a harbinger of winter’s onset. They appear here in northern New England late in the fall. Their slate upper coloring and white belly eve ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — From the obvious foliage changes to the more subtle, sudden presence of Dark-eyed junco birds, Mother Nature shows us each year that winter’s on it’s way. And she does ...

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 ...