The dark-eyed junco, also known as slate-colored or northern junco, Junco hyemalis, is widely referred to as the “snowbird.” ...

I suspect the great naturalist and pioneer ornithologist was optimistic in his estimation of junco familiarity. His “snow-bird” is now formally known as the dark-eyed junco, and back in Audubon’s time ...

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:17 p.m. Most people would not think twice about seeing a bird on UCLA’s campus. However, for researchers in the Yeh Lab, many of the birds are anything but ordinary.

A tiny dark-eyed junco was flitting about a cage at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, apparently restless to fly free. The bird had been recuperating for the past several days after it was ...

It was the third week in January, with the temperature gauge registering minus 17 degrees at 6 a.m. The sun wasn’t even up yet, but dozens of small birds were hopping on the snow beneath a backyard ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dark-eyed junco bird in snow - Melodyannem/Getty Images Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when ...

The feathers of adult male Dark-eyed Juncos (left) are dark gray with white on the belly. Adult females (right) show the same color pattern, but their gray feathers are lighter in color and they can ...

A columnist received backlash from readers after calling dark-eyed juncos "drab" and "soot black." Readers shared their appreciation for juncos, citing them as harbingers of winter and praising their ...

"Birds of New England" written in 1870 by Edward A. Samuels, a volume I have owned many years, offers an interesting introduction to "The Snowbird," the species that we today know by many other names ...

Whether it is when I’m writing in my columns or in my different journals, I often refer to a particular group of birds as “the regulars.” These are the species that are dependable visitors to my ...

Bird-feeding means a lot more than just feeding birds. Providing food invites birds to share your living space. Paying attention to them makes that sharing much more than just a chore to keep the ...