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Dark eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

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Description:

Small winter dark gray back and wings with white belly, short pale pink beak, fluffed out feathers to stay warm. Males tend to be darker than females.

Habitat:

Michigan wooded area very cold this morning -14 degrees.

Notes:

Sorry about the haze, cold weather and I had to zoom in as not to spoke him. Haven't seen this one about this winter until now.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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2 Comments

JenniferReneeDekker
JenniferReneeDekker 10 years ago

Thank you, Ashley T, for your prompt ID.

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AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

The beak is actually pale pink :)

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JenniferReneeDekker
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JenniferReneeDekker

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Mar 3, 2014
Submitted on Mar 3, 2014

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