Tag Archives: Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis)

Juncos

November 19, 2025

Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) are generally migratory winter birds here in Virginia, though I’ve been up in Shenandoah National Park during the summer and have seen that there is a population of Juncos up there both in breeding season and the winter months as well. Doing a bit of research I see that indeed there are some that do their own thing, residing in the higher elevations of the Appalachian Mountains year round, rather than migrating.

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Juncos Are Here!

There were at least 6 Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) at the bird bath this morning, along with some White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis). Hard to count with so many all together. This is the first sighting of the Juncos that I’ve noticed this season.

These Juncos are in the Sparrow family. They eat seeds which make up about 75 percent of their diet. They eat seeds from weeds, grasses, flowers, and grains and can be found at bird feeders too.

So very glad to have them back again.

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