The most common birds that visit our back yard are
juncos. They are one of the easier birds
to spot and identify and come consistently every day to scrounge the ground at
the base of our feeder and drink and bathe in our bird bath. As I think back, they are one of the more consistent birds in my birding life too.
Last winter I posted on Juncos in the Snow, which was about one of my
earliest recollections and must have happened when I was around six years old. I have enjoyed them through the years on mountain
trails as well as suburban neighborhoods. I usually refer to them simply as Juncos,
although technically they are now called Dark-eyed Juncos, and this one to be
most specific is an Oregon Dark-eyed Junco. I do not need to travel to some
distant location to find them, they are consistently available for me to observe
and enjoy and consistently bring a smile of recognition to my face.
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