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Dark-eyed junco

Junco hyemalis

Description:

ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE

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19 Comments

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you so much for your nice comment LandmarkExpert. I truly appreciate it.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

oh, SUPERB> this would look nice as your profile photo.

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 years ago

RiekoS, yes you put the scientific name in the correct place. All Project Noah spottings are filled under their scientific name, because the common names we know are not always the same from place to place. Sometimes the common name is a completely different species all together. I wish I could remember some of the examples I have already seen, but I am drawing a blank at the moment. About Juncos, yes there are a few different kinds in North America, they have a different appearance in color markings, and they have a different call as well.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

@petricecat. Thank you very much for your kind comment. I really appreciate it.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

@ williefromwi. Thank you very much for your help. I added scientific name. Did I put your information in the right place? I just checked "Wikipedia." I did not realize that there are more different colored Juncos.

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 years ago

RiekoS, because you did not put this Dark-eyed Junco's scientific name down, it is listed as an unknown spotting. I will provide you with a bit more information, its scientific name will be in ( ). I will also provide its order and family as well.

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES
FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE

petricecat
petricecat 10 years ago

Beautiful chubby little guy love the blue

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Thank you very much PaulineChvilicek. The bird was dark grey and white.
Again, I think it was the lighting that made it look blue.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

@Maria dB. Thank you very much. I think it was the lighting that made it look blue. I did not change anything.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Thank you very much Debbie Stewart.

PaulineChvilicek
PaulineChvilicek 11 years ago

Interesting....I've never seen a blue junco.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Beautiful spotting - was it the lighting that made it look so blue?

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Thank you very much ConorSheaWing.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Thank you so much Olivia Chee!

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Thank you so much Yuko san!

Olivia Chee
Olivia Chee 11 years ago

cute!

ConorSheaWing
ConorSheaWing 11 years ago

Have never seen a blue Junco yet. Nice spotting!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Sooo beautiful!

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

What lovely shades of Blue RiekoS

RiekoS
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RiekoS

New York, USA

Spotted on Mar 30, 2013
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013

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