Dark-Eyed Junco Characteristics

Junco hyemalis Appearance: Brown and gray body and wings;

pinkish bill; white and brown tail feathers
Size: 5 ½”-6 ¼’’, wingspan of 10"
The Dark-Eyed Junco is one of the most
Call: Short quiet trill
common birds in North America and can
Location: Seen hopping around on the ground by
be found across the continent. There is
an estimated population of 630 million bushes
birds. Dark-Eyed Junco’s are found Season: Year-round
hopping or running on the ground. They
eat mostly seeds and insects. They
breed in the coniferous or mixed forests
across Canada, the Appalachians and
the western U.S. They are found year-round in California.

Sources
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pictures: Megan Leich