Slate Colored Dark Eyed Junco
They re easy to recognize by their crisp though extremely variable markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight.
Slate colored dark eyed junco. And oregon junco found across much of the western u s with a dark hood. Slate colored junco of the eastern united states and most of canada which is smooth gray above. The western oregon race has black male or gray female hood and brown back. Dark eyed junco call description.
The bill is pinkish and the eyes are dark. The slate colored dark eyed junco is the only variation commonly found in the east ranging from the east coast to but not including the rocky mountain region. The dark eyed junco slate colored is the most common sub species of the dark eyed junco. How climate change will reshape the range of the dark eyed junco.
Dark eyed juncos are neat even flashy little sparrows that flit about forest floors of the western mountains and canada then flood the rest of north america for winter. These birds are about 5 to 6 1 2 inches long. This junco has the widest overall range of all the group of sub species of the dark eyed junco in north america. Slate colored juncos can also be found throughout canada and alaska.
The dark eyed junco junco hyemalis is a species of junco a group of small grayish american sparrows this bird is common across much of temperate north america and in summer ranges far into the arctic it is a very variable species much like the related fox sparrow passerella iliaca and its systematics are still not completely untangled. Dennis derby audubon photography awards. Dark eyed juncos are among the most abundant forest birds of north america. The male slate colored junco has a white belly contrasting sharply with a dark gray hood and upperparts usually with very little contrast between the hood and back.
A field guide is the best place to look for complete illustration of ranges and plumages but in general there are two widespread forms of the dark eyed junco. Immatures can have some.