In 1831, Audubon stated that "there is not an individual in the Union who does not know the little Snow-bird, and to some people ‘snowbird’ is the junco’s name today." The Birds of North America ...

It’s just an “ordinary bird,” yet it can carry itself across a continent with little more than the gentlest of scents.

How to identify: The dark-eyed junco is a medium-sized sparrow with a rounded head, a short, stout bill and a fairly long, conspicuous tail. Juncos vary across the country, but in general they’re dark ...

Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when dark-eyed junco birds can be spotted. These ...

Every once in a while, someone asks what is the most common bird in our area. That depends on when you ask. Where you live. And what you mean by common. By any standard, however, the answer is easy in ...

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 ...

I wrote my first bird column on Sunday, Nov. 5, 1995, which means this weekly column will mark its 24th anniversary this week. This column has appeared over the last 20 years in a total of six ...