In 1831, Audubon stated that "there is not an individual in the Union who does not know the little Snow-bird, and to some people ‘snowbird’ is the junco’s name today." The Birds of North America ...

Submitted photo Officially called dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis), these common local birds are often known as “snowbirds” because many migrate south each fall from Alaska, Canada and northern ...

Juncos are one of those winter birds that are pretty much guaranteed to show up at every backyard bird feeder in New England. This is a bird I have been able to recognize since I was a child and first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dark-eyed junco bird in snow - Melodyannem/Getty Images Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when ...

Every year during the first part of October, I watch for their first arrival: dark-eyed juncos, fondly called snowbirds. This year, early, weak cold fronts lacked the robust tailwinds migrants await ...

"Birds of New England" written in 1870 by Edward A. Samuels, a volume I have owned many years, offers an interesting introduction to "The Snowbird," the species that we today know by many other names ...

A columnist received backlash from readers after calling dark-eyed juncos "drab" and "soot black." Readers shared their appreciation for juncos, citing them as harbingers of winter and praising their ...