One of my favourite small birds...

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

There are a few geographical forms of this bird including 'White-winged Junco", Slate-coloured Junco" and "Oregon Junco", which were considered separate species.   However, since they interbreed wherever their ranges meet, they are presently considered one species.   Their normal range is Alaska to Newfoundland south to mountains in Georgia and Mexico.   The eastern North America form, formerly called the Slate-coloured Junco, is the only one usually see in the winter, where I live in southern Ontario.   However, they also range southward in winter as far as the Gulf Coast and northern Mexico.

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BarrytheBirder