The dark-eyed junco is actually part of the new world sparrow group and between the 15 subspecies is one of the most widespread birds in North America. Populations thrive from the Arctic to ...

Hence, the dark-eyed junco at my birdbath was the subspecies slate-colored junco. The handsome male bird has a swank, slate-gray cowl that extends to its wings and tail, with a neat trim of white ...

Outdoors Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Still haven’t taken the old Christmas tree out of the yard? Think about waiting a few more weeks, and maybe even moving it closer to your bird feeders.

Dark-eyed junco birds primarily eat seeds and insects. Along with the aforementioned sources of food, including corn, millet, and weeds seeds, their diet also consists of seeds from grasses.