
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Aves > Passeriformes > Passerellidae
Names in different Languages
German | Winterammer |
English | Dark-eyed Junco |
French | Junco ardoisé |
Spanish | Junco ojioscuro |
Description
Although there are many different subspecies with considerable variety in coloring, the one I spot near Montreal comes very close to the original description as a grey bird with white belly. A sparrow appearing in small flocks picking up food from the ground.
How to Identify
Males have a dark grey head, grey body and white belly. The greyish color, the fact that the species appears usually in a flock and that it has the preference to feed on the ground, below the feeding station, provides me a strong hint. Further, being lucky to watch the bird close, the dark, almost black eyes confirms the identification.
Where When to Spot
I watched them on several occasions in Park Mont Royal during late autumn before and after first snowfall. The observation done in Summer was in Newfoundland near the airport.
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Observations
2022-04-10 | Parc Angrignon |
2021-08-26 | Saguenay St. Lawrence Marine Park |
2019-04-21 | Boisé Des Douze |
2019-04-13 | Parc de la Frayère |
2019-02-17 | Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
2018-04-01 | Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
2018-04-01 | Parc Mont-Royal |
2017-11-26 | Parc Mont-Royal |
2017-08-13 | Airport Heights Park |
2015-10-03 | Parc Mont-Royal |