Dark eyed junco call description.
Slate colored dark eyed junco.
There are sighting reports of this junco in almost all regions of the continent.
And oregon junco found across much of the western u s with a dark hood.
This junco has the widest overall range of all the group of sub species of the dark eyed junco in north america.
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Dark eyed juncos are among the most abundant forest birds of north america.
Slate colored junco of the eastern united states and most of canada which is smooth gray above.
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.
The eastern slate colored race is uniform dark gray or brownish gray depending on whether it is male or female.
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.
Immatures can have some.
The bill is pinkish and the eyes are dark.
These birds are about 5 to 6 1 2 inches long.
Slate colored juncos can also be found throughout canada and alaska.
Audubon s scientists have used 140 million bird observations and sophisticated climate models to project how climate change will affect this bird s range in the future.
The dark eyed junco slate colored is the most common sub species of the dark eyed junco.
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.
They re easy to recognize by their crisp though extremely variable markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight.
How climate change will reshape the range of the dark eyed junco.