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Daily Archives: November 8th, 2006

A Snowbird - One of God’s Little Creatures of the Air

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE
A Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon subspecies shown) - Twice Life-Size

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Two subspecies in Alaska: Slate-Colored which breeds north of Yakutat Bay and Oregon which breeds south of Yakutat Bay. Both occur in Southeastern Alaska when not breeding, however in West Juneau the Slate-colored subspecies is rarely seen.
Common in Southeastern Alaska […]