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Dark-eyed Junco

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Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

Description:

Size: 6 inches (14-16 cm)
Wingspan: 7 - 10 inches (18-25 cm)
Weight: .64 to 1.06 inches (18-30 g)

This bird is a medium, sparrow-size bird. They aregenerally grey or brown with a grey to black hood, white belly, darkeyes and pink legs. When it flies, it is easy to see the white outer tail feather.

Diet:

They feed mainly on the ground, eating grass and weedseeds. Will do a great job of cleaning up the seeds on the groundbeneath your bird feeders. You can attract them best with a tray or platform style feeder .

Sex Differences:

The male and female look almost the same. The female may be slightly paler and browner.

Nesting:

The Junco nests in depressions on the ground near tallvegetation. It uses grass, moss, pine needles and rootlets for nest construction. The clutch contains 3 to 6 eggs and incubation lasts 12 to 13 days.

Range:

A Few Things You Probably Didn't Know:

"Snowbird" is it's common nickname. It is often seen around feeders when it snows.
It is one of the most common song birdsfound at feeders across America.
Flocks will return to the same areas eachwinter, usually arriving at feeders in large numbers.

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