As I’ve mentioned in the past, the dark-eyed Juncos are the clown princes of the back yard. Hopping, flitting, buzzing around the yard, onto the ground to grab seeds before the squirrels get them then back up into the bushes whenever something bigger flies over.
At this time of year there’s just one or two left – the rest have all migrated off to Canada for the summer. But “Solo Junco” and “Dos Junco” seem to stay around all year.
I always thought that they were silent, or at least not well known for being “songbirds,” but nope! At least this one is noisy!
It’s no mockingbird, but it’s loud. (I hope this clip has decent sound – the upload to YouTube has truly sucky sound, but that’s a known issue.)
Maybe Solo Junco doesn’t marathon his little way to Saskatchawan and back every year because we keep dumping a cup or two of bird seeds out in the dirt every day.
Fighting off the finches, mourning doves, and squirrels for free food must be a piece of cake compared to a 3,000 mile commute!
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