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.
Photos
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 |