I must have missed that the cismontanus also had the signature dark hood when I was looking into it before. I’ve always known Junco to look like that and when I started trying to identify them I found that most places list “dark eyed junco” as a little gray bird and found out that apparently the one I’ve known my whole life in the PNW was a specific regionally named variant.
Either way, they’re adorable and friendly little guys that hang around all year. :)
Haha yep, I’m in Colorado and when I kept hearing the same bird but seeing different versions I was always confused. I saw the pink sided up in the mountains this weekend and the same thing happened.
Ah. Good info. ebird to the rescue as usual. :)
I must have missed that the cismontanus also had the signature dark hood when I was looking into it before. I’ve always known Junco to look like that and when I started trying to identify them I found that most places list “dark eyed junco” as a little gray bird and found out that apparently the one I’ve known my whole life in the PNW was a specific regionally named variant.
Either way, they’re adorable and friendly little guys that hang around all year. :)
Haha yep, I’m in Colorado and when I kept hearing the same bird but seeing different versions I was always confused. I saw the pink sided up in the mountains this weekend and the same thing happened.
Merlin app is a godsend for those situations. :) 🐦