Dark-Eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Juncos are in the sparrow family. The Dark-eyed Junco group has fifteen members, including seven “Oregon” subspecies, “State Colored”, “Pink-Sided”, and others. In the western and north-eastern USA they are resident year round, but in the far north (Canada and Alaska) they are only found in summer and in the Great Plains and much of the Southwest they are only found in winter.
Dark-eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) From the Fulmor Lake area. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California USA 2010-06-29. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:29 7:49 |
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Location:
Lake Fulmor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD1347.DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) Male slate-colored variant on the Top of the World Road, Yukon, Canada 2005-06-30. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:30 16:17 |
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Location:
Chicken |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 460 mm, f/6.3, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD6954DarkEyedJunco |
| 2005 Jack Daynes |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: At The Waterhole. Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:08:26 15:41 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 |
File Name: JCD_9586DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Waterhole on Santa Rosa Mountain in southern Riverside County, California 2004-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2004:08:04 17:28 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_8148DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-eyed Junco(Branta canadensis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis)This bird was found at Lawler Lodge near Idyllwild, California in Riverside County USA 2011-06-26. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:25 17:19 |
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Location:
Lawler Lodge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD9980-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2011 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: Adult male Slate-colored variant near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 2005-06-16. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:16 8:53 |
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Location:
Whitehorse |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: JCD4552DarkEyedJuncoSlate |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) Adult male, slate-colored Canadian Rocky Mountain variant by the Kootenay River, British Columbia, Canada 2005-05-30. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:30 14:23 |
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Location:
Kootenay Crossing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/6.7, 1/180 |
File Name: JCD2785DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) Adult male, slate-colored Canadian Rocky Mountain variant by the Kootenay River, British Columbia, Canada 2005-05-30. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:30 14:23 |
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Location:
Kootenay Crossing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 500 mm, f/6.0, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2780DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming USA 2015-05-14. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 11:16 |
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Location:
Skyline Drive |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2448-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) These birds are year-round residents on Santa Rosa Mountain in southern Riverside County, California, USA 2005-09-02. |
Date Taken: 2005:09:02 11:38 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD0889DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The ‘Gray-Headed’ subspecies is more a Rocky Mountain Zone bird. This one was found at the Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. I recently learned of a “Red-Backed” subspecies that is very similar in appearance to this bird, but who’s bill is darker and not the pale color shown on this bird. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 12:04 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7085-DarkEyedJunco-GrayHeaded |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The ‘Gray-Headed’ subspecies is more a Rocky Mountain Zone bird. This one was found at the Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. I recently learned of a “Red-Backed” subspecies that is very similar in appearance to this bird, but who’s bill is darker and not the pale color shown on this bird. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 12:00 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7084-DarkEyedJunco-GrayHeaded |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The ‘Gray-Headed’ subspecies is more a Rocky Mountain Zone bird. This one was found at the Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. I recently learned of a “Red-Backed” subspecies that is very similar in appearance to this bird, but who’s bill is darker and not the pale color shown on this bird. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:58 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7083-DarkEyedJunco-GrayHeaded |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:51 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7069-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:07 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X6997-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The ‘Gray-Headed’ subspecies is more a Rocky Mountain Zone bird. This one was found at the Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. I recently learned of a “Red-Backed” subspecies that is very similar in appearance to this bird, but who’s bill is darker and not the pale color shown on this bird. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:05 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X6995-DarkEyedJunco-GrayHeaded |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The Visitor Center in the community of Laguna Mountain, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:11 11:00 |
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Location:
Mount Laguna |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X6989-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) This bird was found in upper Culp Valley, southeast of Ranchita, California. San Diego County USA 2015-01-17. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:17 12:32 |
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Location:
Culp Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X5443-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: Near the Murie Center off the Moose-Wilson Road in Teton National Park north of Jackson Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:19 11:08 |
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Location:
Whitegrass Ranch Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X3426DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: (Junco hyemalis) As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming USA 2015-05-14. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 11:39 |
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Location:
Skyline Drive |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X2470-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis dorsalis) |
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Description: Birds I met in the parking area of The Arboretum at Flagstaff included a Dark-Eyed Junco variety I'd not seen before; the Red-Backed. Note the bi-colored bill which differentiates it from the Gray-Headed subspecies. Northern Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:16 14:05 |
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Location:
Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RedBackedJunco_D5X1172-Arboretum-at-Flagstaff |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis dorsalis) |
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Description: Birds I met in the parking area of The Arboretum at Flagstaff included a Dark-Eyed Junco variety I'd not seen before; the Red-Backed. Note the bi-colored bill which differentiates it from the Gray-Headed subspecies. Northern Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:16 13:59 |
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Location:
Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RedBackedJunco_D5X0991-Arboretum-at-Flagstaff |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis dorsalis) |
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Description: Birds I met in the parking area of The Arboretum at Flagstaff included a Dark-Eyed Junco variety I'd not seen before; the Red-Backed. Note the bi-colored bill which differentiates it from the Gray-Headed subspecies. Northern Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:16 14:00 |
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Location:
Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RedBackedJunco_D5X1022-Arboretum-at-Flagstaff |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis dorsalis) |
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Description: Birds I met in the parking area of The Arboretum at Flagstaff included a Dark-Eyed Junco variety I'd not seen before; the Red-Backed. Note the bi-colored bill which differentiates it from the Gray-Headed subspecies. Northern Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:16 14:02 |
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Location:
Arboretum |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RedBackedJunco_D5X1116-Arboretum-at-Flagstaff |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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