Spring is a mere 90 days away, and every year sightings of the first American Robin (
Turdus migratorius) are
hailed as the spring weather harbinger, but did you know we have a winter weather welcoming bird, too? It is that funky, fidgety, little member of the sparrow family — the dark-eyed junco (
Junco hyemalis).
Also called the ‘snowbird,’ dark-eyed juncos...