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.

There are plenty of dark-eyed juncos to see. The population, which breeds strictly in the U.S. and Canada, numbers about 630 million individuals, or about two juncos for every person.

Sports Outdoors Reader photo: Dark-eyed Junco takes a breather Wed., March 30, 2022 Tom Bauer took this photo of a dark-eyed Junco in the Garland neighborhood on March 23, 2022. (Courtesy of Tom ...

Last year, 2020, on Oct. 18, with a heavy frost the snowbirds arrived in our yard. The year prior, 2019, they arrived on Oct. 15. This year the snowbirds, aka a dark-eyed junco (once known as the ...

Dark-eyed juncos are unique sparrows that nest on or near the ground in forests. In winter, they typically form flocks and often associate with other species, including chipping sparrows, pine and ...

The dark-eyed junco is a common spring and fall migrant throughout Minnesota, and a common winter visitor in the southern part of the state. During the summer, some nest in northern St. Louis and ...

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.

The Mexican Junco pioneers led to our Dark-eyed Junco. Given more time and separation, it's likely that today's Dark-eyed Junco will be split into several species.

The dark-eyed junco, also popularly known as the slate-colored junco, is an abundant ground feeder in the winter around and under feeders. It is 6 inches from beak to tail with a wingspan of 9-10 ...

Lifestyle The good old dark-eyed junco, truly a fast friend Originally published January 17, 2007 at 12:00 am Updated May 8, 2007 at 2:11 pm ...