Texan 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.
After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered this Gray-Headed bird at the Gage Gardens near the town center. The full account of my day at Big Bend can be read <HERE>.
I’ve met lots of Dark-Eyed Juncos in my travels. There are 46 images including birds from California, Arizona, Wyoming, Texas, Canada and Alaska in the <Species Gallery>.
2 Photos

Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
Description: I found this Gray-Headed bird in Marathon. After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 17:00 |
Location:
Gage Gardens |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: DarkEyedJunco_D5X4259-Marathon |
(C)2019 Jack Daynes |


Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
Description: I found this Gray-Headed bird in Marathon. After spending most of the day in Big Bend National Park, I drove to Marathon Texas, where I discovered the Gage Gardens near the town center. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:07 16:52 |
Location:
Gage Gardens |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: DarkEyedJunco_D5X4206-Marathon |
(C)2019 Jack Daynes |

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