On a recent morning, a dead dark-eyed junco was discovered near the Clarks’ front door, obviously the victim of a cat. Life for all of us, bird and human alike, must end somewhere, but being the ...

Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when dark-eyed junco birds can be spotted. These feathered creatures travel to the United States for the winter, where they might ...

Juncos are one of those winter birds that are pretty much guaranteed to show up at every backyard bird feeder in New England. This is a bird I have been able to recognize since I was a child and first ...

How to identify: The dark-eyed junco is a medium-sized sparrow with a rounded head, a short, stout bill and a fairly long, conspicuous tail. Juncos vary across the country, but in general they’re dark ...

One of the 'snowbirds” of Iowa, ubiquitous from rural areas to cities, is the junco. There are two junco species in the United States. These are the aptly named dark-eyed and yellow-eyed. The ...