✨ Bird of the Month: The Dark-Eyed Junco! ✨ Meet one of winter’s...

The Dark-eyed Junco, nicknamed the "snowbird," is a common, small sparrow-like bird that brightens Midwest winters with its slate-gray, white-bellied, and pink-billed appearance (males darker than females) These active, ground-feeding birds flock to woodlands, shrubby areas, and backyard feeders for seeds from October to April, often joining other sparrows, and are a familiar, abundant sight that signals the colder months. #winterbirds #Juncos 🌃⛄️❄️ 🐦‍⬛ | Steve McFate

And just like that, the first baby songbird of 2025—a fledgling Dark-eyed Junco—has arrived at WildCare! Juncos usually build their nests on the ground and evict their babies well before they’re ready to fly or live independently, but will continue feeding and caring for them during that time. For this reason, a non-flighted juvenile junco on the ground may appear to be abandoned or in danger but is more than likely a perfectly healthy, normal fledgling and the situation doesn’t warrant human in