Just ordered the Blue Jay mug - we have 3 mated pairs of Jays, so it'll be perfect for a cup of coffee as we watch them stop by for a peanut from our tray feeder every day! Your videos helped us attract them by the way :)
My grandmother (who was born in Northern Virginia in 1892) told me that it was not simply the arrival of snowbirds that told us winter was upon us, but if you counted the number of small groups of snowbirds visiting your farm after 1st snowfall, then you could predict how harsh the winter. A low count of birdies meant a mild winter with light snowfall and high count meant a winter with numerous heavy snow falls. She said she learned this from her grandmother and it was quite accurate. :)
Wow, i happened to come across your comment after spotting several juncos here in northern virginia (fairfax county)! I just recently set up a bird and have been learning about species in my area. Id never seen these juncos before but just saw three of them together. Thanks for the lovely info ❤
@@madil5974 Fairfax county… I live in Prince William!!!❤ I have so many junco’s. They are so fun to watch with their spunky hop and their beautiful song
I discovered these juncos on my patio and newly placed feeder. I LOVE watching them. Last heavy snowfall I scattered feed onto patio and would see up to a dozen ! They bring me smiles. I am so glad to have them.
Slate colored junco is my spirit animal, the only wild animal that will rest inches from my face if I sit still near a twiggy bush. They always seem happy.
Wisconsin here! I love seeing the Juncos return every winter. They are wonderful to watch, as they are the early risers of the bird world. Mostly interested in ground feeding I make sure to leave things in sheltered ground areas for them.
I live in an area that has three different regional varieties and they look so different that it took me forever to figure out they were the same species. I still love them though!
These guys are so tough,I see them all over the West. They are what I call a happy bird,they make you feel good when they grace us with their presence.
In a colossal blunder, we sold our farm in SW Wisconsin to move to a west coast city. I truly miss winters, largely because of birds, tracks through the snow, and the awakening, wholesome quiet. Thanks again, Lesley, your work is excellent.
We have lots of beautiful snowbirds in our area where I live Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and I see them every winter and we love to feed them with local growing black sunflower seeds and we love to watch them, eat the seeds and Chase each other.
I have many juncos over the winter months here in PA. They stop at my feeders, then hang out on my deck. So cute when they start hopping around the deck, their tracks in the snow reminds me of Woodstock of Snoopy fame, meandering all over. Thank you for the info on the most amusing and tough little birds.❤
Cardinals and jays take off from birdfeeder when they sense me coming to the window, juncos jump onto windowsill and stare at me until I refill the feeder! 😂😂😆
I am in Southeast Pennsylvania. I have been watching Junco’s for three decades. They arrive here at the end of October and usually leave at the end of March . I see them with other birds like wrens, cardinals, and even bluebirds and doves. I always leave food around for them, especially when it’s snowing. I love the way they bop around looking for seeds in the snow. I think they are so adorable. ! I see them going for the suet, and I put down sunflower seeds, safflower seed, and some peanut butter nuggets. I love looking at the different colors and their feathers. It makes me so happy to help them, and they give me such joy watching them. My dog and my cat also love watching them and it provides them hours of entertainment. I don’t know how they can be overlooked because to me they are just one of the most precious birds.
Hey Sue 👋, My daughter bought me a speaker that has a small microphone and you put it outside, mine is by my feeders on deck, it allows the bird sounds to be inside, I enjoy it so very much, I had to share with you ❤️
Hi Lesley, your channel came into my YT feed re the Juncos. I had multiple bird feeders years ago when I owned a home. Come Novembers I would anticipate the arrival of my sweet black caped Juncos (NJ USA) It seemed they were winter weather predictors. My cat watched reverently the winter birds @ the feeders. It was her station thru the glass door. Last night she saw the Juncos on your channel . I’ve been out of my home since 2019. But given the cue word of “birds, birder” she responded in her memory of the memories long ago. Thank you so very much for your channel, insight, inspiration and love of birds. Pepper and I truly appreciate it.
My mother called them Milk Birds because she thought they looked like they'd just been belly deep in a saucer of milk. One of my favorite birds. Happy New Year!
Miss Lesley,, THANK you foe the big job in filming The Snow Birds! Beautiful birds. Learnt a lot and hope I run into them one day. Thanks again to you and your mom. We watch birds a lot.Beautiful passtime and so relaxing and fun. Happy New Year! End
These are some of my favorite visitors! I love how they let the bigger birds do a lot of the work. Woodpeckers and starlings hit the suet feeders and knock a lot onto the ground and these little fellows take full advantage. They don't take any guff from any other birds trying to take their food and really are adorable with their little big bird attitude. When I know is coming I set up a "birdie buffet" under a patio table and they know they can always find something for them there.
The Catbirds said farewell- headed out on Oct 1. Now I am looking out every day for Tonky & June, the Juncos to return.. watching everyday.. and getting ready to say “Welcome Home Tonky” 🥹🕊️
I do the samething every year, arrival and exit of each bird. Juncos came end of October, I knew we were going to have a cold winter in Southeast PA. If they arrive early bad winter, late arrival good winter.
Lesley, I cannot express in words how happy your videos make me. Whenever I'm feeling down watching your videos is like therapy for me. I love birds so much. Thank you. The photography is so gorgeous too.
*These guys clean up my deck, everything the Ravens and Gray Jays drop...these guys are hard at work picking up all the small bits of food the big birds drop..they are so cool*
I truly missed these precious little creatures. This morning they appeared. Tells me winter will be coming. But they'll bring me cheer during the dreaded long winter months to come.❤
I noticed that the Juncos have a hard time trying to grab onto the suet cage, and hanging on to the bird feeder. I put seed on the ground for them, they seemed much happier! They are such unassuming little cuties 😄
@Frank I put out a lot of black oil sunflower seed and in that bag I mix a bag of the greatest variety and a bag of mourning dove seed, and of course 🥜. I have to get the morning dove seed on Amazon. I think they like the mourning dove seed.
@Frank www.amazon.com/dp/B004477ASK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_hsr8jD5uKTmW1 smile.amazon.com/dp/B0002ARVN2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_5CO8FbSSGWXK4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Better if you can get it locally and support a local business, but at least you can see the name of each of these products. Wagner's greatest variety and the mourning dove food.
@Frank Sunflower meaties have no shell to leave a mess. We have always bought them because the dollars spent go to actual food for the birds. All the birds that come are happy to eat sunflower meaties. No waste! Last year and this I've mixed in safflower seed.
Hi Lesley my wife and I have been putting out seeds and we were getting theses beautiful little birds and I was having a hard time identifying them. I watched your video on the chickadee. Wonderful. I watched your video on juncos . Now we know. We live in New Jersey . Keep up the great work on your video's. Thank you ❤
From eastern Iowa: we have more juncos this year than we have had in the previous five winters we have lived here. A flock of about fifty keeps me busy providing food. They take no guff from squirrels or other birds. I have taken to crumbling suet blocks onto the ground for them, which they seem to enjoy.
I love juncos. Also, just wanted you to know how fascinated my cat was watching this video. She slowly stepped closer and closer to the screen until her nose nearly touched the screen. She did not quit watching until the video was over. Beautiful videos and great info provided by you.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT! I've been seeing these birds all the time lately, and despite my research, I couldn't figure out what kind they were. & now, you've swooped in & settled my curiosity! I love these little guys, thank you!
Love those little birdies, and I remember the first time I saw them and learned what they were. I was standing at the kitchen sink and the ground seemed to be moving, but it was all these little birds! Precious little things.
We have Juncos all year long. We live in Western Washington State. They are very territorial here and attack perceived 'threats' such as our car's mirrors in the spring.
My 23 month old grandson loves watching the birds at his feeder. He can say “Junco and chickadee and titmouse”. I learn so much from your videos Leslie and really enjoy watching. Thanks so much💓
I have captured a clip of one today! We had several inches of snow on Friday and it was lingering this morning. I’m in a suburb of Atlanta and can’t believe they are this far south! ❤
These neat little birds show up every November with the white-throated sparrows here in southern New England, a sign of cold weather. They leave around March or April. They come around all winter and are are the most abundant birds in my yard. It's neat to watch them hop backwards to get seeds under the snow. They never used to go up into my feeder until a few years ago. Seems like once they discovered that there was food up there, they use it regularly. Don;t come to my window feeder, though. They are pretty aggressive, though not to the point of harming each other, but don't bother other species of birds.
In Northern NY near Canadian border, we see them most often following around with black capped chickadees, working the ground under them, especially at feeders.
My resident flock has returned early this year, way ahead of the snow, they showed up at the end of October. They are very interactive with humans, but the contact has to be initiated by you. Start with little kiss noises to them, before you know it, they'll land near you and make soft kissing noises back to you.
We’re in central California, the Junco’s return to our yard between late October to early November and then by April they return home. Beautiful creatures!
They are interesting as most birds leave Pa. for the Winter, I look out my window and see a few of these on the ground looking for food even in snow. I don't have a feeder but for some reason they like my back yard close to the house. I'll have to throw some seed out for them. Good video
I Love these tiny little Beauties , when I first saw them , I didn’t know what they were , so Thank you so much for this video , and for every bird video you share , it’s so very helpful ♥️🦅
Yup these little Dark-eyed juncos suddenly appeared when it got cold here in New Hampshire...they have a hard time perching on the platform feeder and the Nyjer seed feeder, so they mainly stay on the ground, but I enjoy watching them...
Also, I learned a few years ago that I've been listening to their calls literally my entire life. They're the background music of a lot of North America. Little beings can have a big impact on the world!
2021 was not as good for me. But that is because 2020 we went on some great adventures. God Bless you for giving us some great insight on these beautiful birds.
We recently had a snowstorm here in Pennsylvania, with a couple of feet of snow...junco after junco after junco...I couldn't count them there were so many and yes, hung around until the snow was gone. I saw a few here and there until we had a light snow fall last night...voila! There they all were! They are 100% adorable and both my husband and I love them! Happy New Year Lesley!!
Enjoying the little flock that frequents our yard in NJ. My daughter discovered that they were Juncos, so I was pleasantly surprised (but not entirely since Big Brother listens in on every conversation through our Alexa) to see this come up in my feed. My son thought I said, "Chunkos" so he calls them that. LOL Enjoyed hearing more details about this beautiful bird. Thank you!
They show up on my house on the northern Chesapeake around late October . The like to roost up in my line of arborvitae, I’ve always ground fed them along with having stuff in the feeder . They are my favorite winter bird , they always signal the beginning of my favorite season. I love winter .
We had never seen a Dark-Eyed Junco in our backyard until we got a pretty substantial snow for our area. Such a nice treat to see them in our back yard for the first time on Christmas Day!
I never knew of them until I started feeding a few years ago. Now, it is a daily routine. We have many that return to my deck. One has a crooked tail that I constantly see. It’s the only individual that I can distinguish. I love watching how they quickly back up as they scratch at the snow to uncover seeds. It’s delightful.
2:55 I call it the Junco Shuffle. I feed them thistle seed on my deck which often gets quickly buried in snow. They use the shuffle to uncover the seed. I can watch 'em for hours.
Although I've heard of them my whole life I've only properly identified them this year. Not in any great number. They are om the ground beneath my feeder occasionally, not minding the squirrels, eating what those sloppy cardinals have spilled. I really like them.
I never knew their real name (until now), but I've always called them the Winter Birds because I've only ever seen them in the winter. I would say, Ah, the Winter Birds are here...it's officially winter. NOW I know their real name!
My wife and I love when the northern birds come down to winter in Louisiana. After the blizzard hit( record snow fall) us Tuesday the birds would eat from our hand, crazy, juncos was a plenty. Around 20 different types of small birds visited the feeders until we just pour food on the ground. We are Blessed to have them here. Fun and informative show, thanks.
I'm in Oregon, and have the dark headed ones year round...I didn't know they were called Oregon Juncos...I thought all Dark-eyed Juncos looked like mine in my "Birds of Oregon" book! I was surprised to see your slate colored ones! I learn so much from you! Love your videos, and Happy New Year to you too Lesley!
I have the Oregon variety also. It was nice to hear that they usually return to the same 10 acre area each year. We have them mostly year ‘round. They are here on the worst of the sleet days and all the while when it was over 90f for 6 weeks straight this past summer. A few will spend time at the glass door with our cat each day.
Yeah at first I was also confused why I didn't recognize them as much in the video/somehow they felt "off" from what I remembered, and didn't feel familiar to me, even though they're the most common birds I see feeding in my garden. I really like the patterns on the Oregon one, in particular the dark head.
Thanks, Lesley, for the wonderful video. These birds are so beautiful! The slate-colored ones get here (near Chicago) about the middle of October and stay through the first week or so of March. I love listening to their songs and calls and watching them play. My favorite moments: three times now I've witnessed a dark-eyed junco having a duet with a robin, the junco singing and the robin calling. Don't know why birds of two different species would perform a duet with each other, but it's way cool.
Oh, how I miss the cute Juncos. They are one of my winter favorites. I grew up in Ohio, @Leslie. We would enjoy their return each winter. While living in Mobile, Alabama, and Saint Augustine, Florida, I have not seen any. Here, the cooler weather brings back Gray Catbirds and American Goldfinchs. The Yellow Throated Warbler is here, now, along with the Yellow Rump Warbler. Thank you, @Leslie, for your videos. 🤗
Hi, Lesley. I find it so amazing here in south central Nebraska, that these sweet Juncos always seem to miraculously appear with the first snowfall. I can almost set my calendar by them. Love these little ones! Thanks for all the information you provide to us bird lovers!
P Jumet I look forward to seeing these energetic little guys each fall here in Pa. I see them even before our first snow comes. They keep busy looking for seeds, bugs and whatever else they can find on the ground. They usually stay until the end of March or beginning of April, depending on the kind of winter we have had
I love seeing these cute little one's hop around as the chickadees dart about. I am blessed to have a decent sized flock of the Oregon variety come by for the 3rd winter now. I have counted 23 last year. Have not counted this year's flock.
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Just ordered the Blue Jay mug - we have 3 mated pairs of Jays, so it'll be perfect for a cup of coffee as we watch them stop by for a peanut from our tray feeder every day!
Your videos helped us attract them by the way :)
My grandmother (who was born in Northern Virginia in 1892) told me that it was not simply the arrival of snowbirds that told us winter was upon us, but if you counted the number of small groups of snowbirds visiting your farm after 1st snowfall, then you could predict how harsh the winter. A low count of birdies meant a mild winter with light snowfall and high count meant a winter with numerous heavy snow falls. She said she learned this from her grandmother and it was quite accurate. :)
That is amazing. The days when we had our grandmamas to teach us real life knowledge and they mostly were accurate
Wow, i happened to come across your comment after spotting several juncos here in northern virginia (fairfax county)! I just recently set up a bird and have been learning about species in my area. Id never seen these juncos before but just saw three of them together. Thanks for the lovely info ❤
@@madil5974 Fairfax county… I live in Prince William!!!❤ I have so many junco’s. They are so fun to watch with their spunky hop and their beautiful song
@teresacurd8607 ah no way! Have you been to Neabsco park in Woodbridge? I went for a walk this morning and saw a blue heron.
Aweeesome!! Im from Northern Virginia too..
.. Thank You for the Knowledge!
I discovered these juncos on my patio and newly placed feeder. I LOVE watching them. Last heavy snowfall I scattered feed onto patio and would see up to a dozen ! They bring me smiles. I am so glad to have them.
Slate colored junco is my spirit animal, the only wild animal that will rest inches from my face if I sit still near a twiggy bush. They always seem happy.
Wisconsin here! I love seeing the Juncos return every winter. They are wonderful to watch, as they are the early risers of the bird world. Mostly interested in ground feeding I make sure to leave things in sheltered ground areas for them.
Who doesn't love juncos? They're easy to identify and even have a fun name.
Love the name Junco! (It reminds me of a Japanese girl's name, Junko.)
Jennifer - My cousin's girlfriend doesn't.
Found your video on these cute little birds. We have them around our place, along with cardinals and an occasional bluejay.
I live in an area that has three different regional varieties and they look so different that it took me forever to figure out they were the same species. I still love them though!
A friend of mine said they’re also called milk birds because they look like they were.😊
The return of juncos where I live means end of winter not far off.
Thank you Leslie. I know you retired, but I still enjoy your work.
A junco was perched outside the kitchen window as I made my coffee and dog’s breakfast. They’re soooo adorable!!
These guys are so tough,I see them all over the West. They are what I call a happy bird,they make you feel good when they grace us with their presence.
In a colossal blunder, we sold our farm in SW Wisconsin to move to a west coast city. I truly miss winters, largely because of birds, tracks through the snow, and the awakening, wholesome quiet. Thanks again, Lesley, your work is excellent.
Oof..you couldn't pay me to do that. Hope it works out for ya though
I don't think I would ever miss winters
Liberals are always making blunders.... 🤪
Plenty of juncos out west.
We have lots of beautiful snowbirds in our area where I live Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and I see them every winter and we love to feed them with local growing black sunflower seeds and we love to watch them, eat the seeds and Chase each other.
I have many juncos over the winter months here in PA. They stop at my feeders, then hang out on my deck. So cute when they start hopping around the deck, their tracks in the snow reminds me of Woodstock of Snoopy fame, meandering all over. Thank you for the info on the most amusing and tough little birds.❤
When these arrive at our house in the fall they seem to eat continuously , I mean continuously! It amazes me that they can eat that much.
When hiking at higher elevations, we have found these delightful birds along side of us, making their little chirps, seemingly curious. Love juncoes.
"Gone away is the bluebird. Here to stay is a new bird." I always thought that line from the song referred to juncos.
Aren’t bluebirds non-migratory, though?
@@LightYagami-xl1wz Not our western and mountain bluebirds! They definitely migrate.
Cardinals and jays take off from birdfeeder when they sense me coming to the window, juncos jump onto windowsill and stare at me until I refill the feeder! 😂😂😆
I am in Southeast Pennsylvania. I have been watching Junco’s for three decades. They arrive here at the end of October and usually leave at the end of March . I see them with other birds like wrens, cardinals, and even bluebirds and doves. I always leave food around for them, especially when it’s snowing. I love the way they bop around looking for seeds in the snow. I think they are so adorable. ! I see them going for the suet, and I put down sunflower seeds, safflower seed, and some peanut butter nuggets. I love looking at the different colors and their feathers. It makes me so happy to help them, and they give me such joy watching them. My dog and my cat also love watching them and it provides them hours of entertainment. I don’t know how they can be overlooked because to me they are just one of the most precious birds.
I love to hear them twittering. Often I will open the door a crack and just stand there for a while and listen. It’s such a gentle sound.
Hey Sue 👋, My daughter bought me a speaker that has a small microphone and you put it outside, mine is by my feeders on deck, it allows the bird sounds to be inside, I enjoy it so very much, I had to share with you ❤️
@@icgreener Thank you! I’ve heard of that - it sounds like a great idea! I’ll have to look into it.
@@icgreener - THAT is a great idea.
Sue - They're trying to lure you out far enough so that they can attack.
@@jonhohensee3258 😊
Going back to watch previous episodes. Thank you for leaving us with fun and informative videos. Your work will still be appreciated.
We call their little digging dance the "junco jig" it's the cutest thing!
That’s adorable 🥰
Thank you for this useful information! It helped me identify these cute birds on my feeder:)
Hey always remind me of the toy wind-up chickies with their two footed hop.
Chantal - No you don't.
Ha!! I'm going to use that ty
Hi Lesley, your channel came into my YT feed re the Juncos. I had multiple bird feeders years ago when I owned a home. Come Novembers I would anticipate the arrival of my sweet black caped Juncos (NJ USA) It seemed they were winter weather predictors. My cat watched reverently the winter birds @ the feeders. It was her station thru the glass door. Last night she saw the Juncos on your channel . I’ve been out of my home since 2019. But given the cue word of “birds, birder” she responded in her memory of the memories long ago. Thank you so very much for your channel, insight, inspiration and love of birds. Pepper and I truly appreciate it.
My mother called them Milk Birds because she thought they looked like they'd just been belly deep in a saucer of milk. One of my favorite birds. Happy New Year!
That's hilarious!
Happy new year 👍
Cute name!
How cute!!!
Milk Birds lol
to cute
Their little voices are so cute and soothing.
The nickname my mom and I gave these guys is "scratchy birds." We love watching them scratch in the snow.
to sweet, I like it
All of the sparrows in my yard do the same thing, I call it the hippity hop :)
That is neat to hear. I didn't know the Dark Eyed Junco until this year. I appreciate videos such as these.
Miss Lesley,, THANK you foe the big job in filming The Snow Birds! Beautiful birds. Learnt a lot and hope I run into them one day. Thanks again to you and your mom. We watch birds a lot.Beautiful passtime and so relaxing and fun. Happy New Year!
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I saw them as diging in dirt ☺️
My favorite to watch. I love their coloring.
The flock that comes to my backyard in NJ are fed everyday. They give me so much pleasure to observe their nervous little hopping back and forth.
Also in NJ, never a lonely day with these guys always around :)
Same here! NJ has the best backyard birds!
Yes NJ here too!... my little junco comes along with the sparrows to eat during the day, they're all so cute hopping around!
NJ here too! I throw seed out on my roof and they all dive in. So cute❣️
These are some of my favorite visitors! I love how they let the bigger birds do a lot of the work. Woodpeckers and starlings hit the suet feeders and knock a lot onto the ground and these little fellows take full advantage. They don't take any guff from any other birds trying to take their food and really are adorable with their little big bird attitude. When I know is coming I set up a "birdie buffet" under a patio table and they know they can always find something for them there.
The Catbirds said farewell- headed out on Oct 1. Now I am looking out every day for Tonky & June, the Juncos to return.. watching everyday.. and getting ready to say “Welcome Home Tonky” 🥹🕊️
I do the samething every year, arrival and exit of each bird. Juncos came end of October, I knew we were going to have a cold winter in Southeast PA. If they arrive early bad winter, late arrival good winter.
@@lynsincetheeggs5174 Interesting! I'm in north central MD so will take notice from now on. If end of October is late, when is early? Thanks!
Lesley, I cannot express in words how happy your videos make me. Whenever I'm feeling down watching your videos is like therapy for me. I love birds so much. Thank you. The photography is so gorgeous too.
*These guys clean up my deck, everything the Ravens and Gray Jays drop...these guys are hard at work picking up all the small bits of food the big birds drop..they are so cool*
My Juncos clean-up after the chickadees and nuthatches. Those little birds just swott the feed away until they see one they want.
I truly missed these precious little creatures. This morning they appeared. Tells me winter will be coming. But they'll bring me cheer during the dreaded long winter months to come.❤
My love for Juncos comes from my mother”s love of birds, and these cute little bundles of joy greeting us on snowy days
Juncos have always been one of my favourite birds! I love watching them jump around on the ground looking for seeds!
I noticed that the Juncos have a hard time trying to grab onto the suet cage, and hanging on to the bird feeder. I put seed on the ground for them, they seemed much happier! They are such unassuming little cuties 😄
Squirrel: Wait a minute! I thought that food on the ground was for *_me_* 😂💭🐿️🥜
@Frank I put out a lot of black oil sunflower seed and in that bag I mix a bag of the greatest variety and a bag of mourning dove seed, and of course 🥜. I have to get the morning dove seed on Amazon. I think they like the mourning dove seed.
@Frank www.amazon.com/dp/B004477ASK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_hsr8jD5uKTmW1
smile.amazon.com/dp/B0002ARVN2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_5CO8FbSSGWXK4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Better if you can get it locally and support a local business, but at least you can see the name of each of these products. Wagner's greatest variety and the mourning dove food.
Frank put a flat tray feeder they might like that. Black oil sunflower seed
@Frank Sunflower meaties have no shell to leave a mess. We have always bought them because the dollars spent go to actual food for the birds. All the birds that come are happy to eat sunflower meaties. No waste! Last year and this I've mixed in safflower seed.
Hi Lesley my wife and I have been putting out seeds and we were getting theses beautiful little birds and I was having a hard time identifying them. I watched your video on the chickadee. Wonderful. I watched your video on juncos . Now we know. We live in New Jersey . Keep up the great work on your video's. Thank you ❤
I'm so happy you found the videos helpful! 😊 Thanks for the kind words!
In southern Michigan we only see these guys in the winter, but in the winter they’re EVERYWHERE! I love them. ❤️ So cute!
They're early this year, spotted the first couple near the end of October.
From eastern Iowa: we have more juncos this year than we have had in the previous five winters we have lived here. A flock of about fifty keeps me busy providing food. They take no guff from squirrels or other birds. I have taken to crumbling suet blocks onto the ground for them, which they seem to enjoy.
I love juncos. Also, just wanted you to know how fascinated my cat was watching this video. She slowly stepped closer and closer to the screen until her nose nearly touched the screen. She did not quit watching until the video was over. Beautiful videos and great info provided by you.
I have a video of one of my cats watching a big, red cardinal on one of Lesley's podcasts.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT! I've been seeing these birds all the time lately, and despite my research, I couldn't figure out what kind they were. & now, you've swooped in & settled my curiosity! I love these little guys, thank you!
I noticed that they like to be on the ground. They swim around in the birdfeeder and knock the sunflower seeds onto the ground and then go get them.
Everytime it snows, the junkos come to my deck and play in the snow! They are so fun to watch.
I already liked juncos (once I learned what they were a few years ago) but now I know more about them thanks to Leslie! Much appreciated.
Love those little birdies, and I remember the first time I saw them and learned what they were. I was standing at the kitchen sink and the ground seemed to be moving, but it was all these little birds! Precious little things.
I admit I hate the cold, but I’m excited to see the juncos migrate to where I am for the winter! They’re just so cute!
I have always loved these rotund, grey cuties 🥰
We have Juncos all year long. We live in Western Washington State. They are very territorial here and attack perceived 'threats' such as our car's mirrors in the spring.
Wonderful little birds to Help pass the Long Wisconsin winters 😊
My 23 month old grandson loves watching the birds at his feeder. He can say “Junco and chickadee and titmouse”. I learn so much from your videos Leslie and really enjoy watching. Thanks so much💓
I have captured a clip of one today! We had several inches of snow on Friday and it was lingering this morning. I’m in a suburb of Atlanta and can’t believe they are this far south! ❤
I love juncos! Keeping my feeder full to help them and others get through the cold winter. Thank you, Lesley!
These neat little birds show up every November with the white-throated sparrows here in southern New England, a sign of cold weather. They leave around March or April. They come around all winter and are are the most abundant birds in my yard. It's neat to watch them hop backwards to get seeds under the snow.
They never used to go up into my feeder until a few years ago. Seems like once they discovered that there was food up there, they use it regularly. Don;t come to my window feeder, though.
They are pretty aggressive, though not to the point of harming each other, but don't bother other species of birds.
In Northern NY near Canadian border, we see them most often following around with black capped chickadees, working the ground under them, especially at feeders.
Definitely a pecking order towards each other at feeders..,yet completely at ease with other species..never any squabbling.
My resident flock has returned early this year, way ahead of the snow, they showed up at the end of October. They are very interactive with humans, but the contact has to be initiated by you. Start with little kiss noises to them, before you know it, they'll land near you and make soft kissing noises back to you.
My mother always called them snow birds and enjoyed watching them at the feeders. This video reminded me of her. Thank you so much and Happy New Year!
You are very welcome and same to you
your mother kindly 😘😍😙
We’re in central California, the Junco’s return to our yard between late October to early November and then by April they return home. Beautiful creatures!
Southern California mountains here, we have them year round.
@Julie just like human snowbirds
They are interesting as most birds leave Pa. for the Winter, I look out my window and see a few of these on the ground looking for food even in snow. I don't have a feeder but for some reason they like my back yard close to the house. I'll have to throw some seed out for them. Good video
I love these sweet little birds. They show up in my yard every winter. My sister and her daughter both had the nest at their houses last summer.
My cat loves to sit in the window and chirp at these cuties!!! ❤
One thing is for sure, they really love Millet!
I Love these tiny little Beauties , when I first saw them , I didn’t know what they were , so Thank you so much for this video , and for every bird video you share , it’s so very helpful ♥️🦅
Yup these little Dark-eyed juncos suddenly appeared when it got cold here in New Hampshire...they have a hard time perching on the platform feeder and the Nyjer seed feeder, so they mainly stay on the ground, but I enjoy watching them...
How elegant they are! It's as if they are wearing a tux with a pink bow-tie.
Also, I learned a few years ago that I've been listening to their calls literally my entire life. They're the background music of a lot of North America. Little beings can have a big impact on the world!
I purposely scatter sunflower seeds below a tray feeder specifically for these lovely little friends!
These little cuties outcompete invasives at my feeder.
2021 was not as good for me. But that is because 2020 we went on some great adventures.
God Bless you for giving us some great insight on these beautiful birds.
We recently had a snowstorm here in Pennsylvania, with a couple of feet of snow...junco after junco after junco...I couldn't count them there were so many and yes, hung around until the snow was gone. I saw a few here and there until we had a light snow fall last night...voila! There they all were! They are 100% adorable and both my husband and I love them! Happy New Year Lesley!!
We get a LOT of juncos and also woodpeckers! The downy and red-bellied woodpeckers love the suet
same to you, and thanks for sharing your story
@@jim9930 Chester County here! Happy New Year!🎊
Lebanon County here
the grandkids got some snow here in Bucks
Enjoying the little flock that frequents our yard in NJ. My daughter discovered that they were Juncos, so I was pleasantly surprised (but not entirely since Big Brother listens in on every conversation through our Alexa) to see this come up in my feed. My son thought I said, "Chunkos" so he calls them that. LOL Enjoyed hearing more details about this beautiful bird. Thank you!
I love my little juncos!
I saw my first one in Houston this past winter.
I've always had a fondness for the juncos, but now more so. Thank you, Lesley!
They show up on my house on the northern Chesapeake around late October . The like to roost up in my line of arborvitae, I’ve always ground fed them along with having stuff in the feeder . They are my favorite winter bird , they always signal the beginning of my favorite season. I love winter .
I just Love 💟 these little bird's their one of my Favorite.. thank you for Everything you do for GOD'S Wonderful little creatures.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words. 🙏
What a delightful vid to start the year with.
These cute little guys have always been a favorite of mine.
I never tire of seeing cute little juncos during the winter!
I love Junko's and I would always excitedly text my mom and my brother when I see them arrive at the feeders and proclaim "winter is officially here!"
We had never seen a Dark-Eyed Junco in our backyard until we got a pretty substantial snow for our area. Such a nice treat to see them in our back yard for the first time on Christmas Day!
I never knew of them until I started feeding a few years ago. Now, it is a daily routine. We have many that return to my deck. One has a crooked tail that I constantly see. It’s the only individual that I can distinguish. I love watching how they quickly back up as they scratch at the snow to uncover seeds. It’s delightful.
Enjoy your videos. Interesting that they migrate at night. 30% more feathers, over winter, that’s interesting.
I didn't know that some travel farther than others during the year. Thanks for your reading about juncos, so crisp in appearance!
This is my 1st yr with a bird feeder and entertaining my 1st winter soon since its October. I do hope to see these cute birds soon.
My juncos are back! They came when it started getting colder. I’m from western Michigan. They leave when it gets warmer.
They are not shy about using our feeder. They get their share and are fun to watch
Love these guys.
2:55 I call it the Junco Shuffle. I feed them thistle seed on my deck which often gets quickly buried in snow. They use the shuffle to uncover the seed. I can watch 'em for hours.
Although I've heard of them my whole life I've only properly identified them this year. Not in any great number. They are om the ground beneath my feeder occasionally, not minding the squirrels, eating what those sloppy cardinals have spilled. I really like them.
I've always loved these little birds. Great video.
I never knew their real name (until now), but I've always called them the Winter Birds because I've only ever seen them in the winter. I would say, Ah, the Winter Birds are here...it's officially winter. NOW I know their real name!
My wife and I love when the northern birds come down to winter in Louisiana. After the blizzard hit( record snow fall) us Tuesday the birds would eat from our hand, crazy, juncos was a plenty. Around 20 different types of small birds visited the feeders until we just pour food on the ground. We are Blessed to have them here. Fun and informative show, thanks.
Love their little pink beaks!
I love how they scratch the snow. I always make sure to scatter seeds on the ground for them.
I'm in Oregon, and have the dark headed ones year round...I didn't know they were called Oregon Juncos...I thought all Dark-eyed Juncos looked like mine in my "Birds of Oregon" book! I was surprised to see your slate colored ones! I learn so much from you! Love your videos, and Happy New Year to you too Lesley!
They are really pretty birds. I wish I had them here.
Very cool thanks for sharing. Happy new year to you as well
I have the Oregon variety also. It was nice to hear that they usually return to the same 10 acre area each year. We have them mostly year ‘round. They are here on the worst of the sleet days and all the while when it was over 90f for 6 weeks straight this past summer. A few will spend time at the glass door with our cat each day.
Yeah at first I was also confused why I didn't recognize them as much in the video/somehow they felt "off" from what I remembered, and didn't feel familiar to me, even though they're the most common birds I see feeding in my garden. I really like the patterns on the Oregon one, in particular the dark head.
No overhead predators when it's snowing. They have the feeder all to themselves.
Thanks, Lesley, for the wonderful video. These birds are so beautiful! The slate-colored ones get here (near Chicago) about the middle of October and stay through the first week or so of March. I love listening to their songs and calls and watching them play. My favorite moments: three times now I've witnessed a dark-eyed junco having a duet with a robin, the junco singing and the robin calling. Don't know why birds of two different species would perform a duet with each other, but it's way cool.
Oh, how I miss the cute Juncos. They are one of my winter favorites. I grew up in Ohio, @Leslie. We would enjoy their return each winter. While living in Mobile, Alabama, and Saint Augustine, Florida, I have not seen any. Here, the cooler weather brings back Gray Catbirds and American Goldfinchs. The Yellow Throated Warbler is here, now, along with the Yellow Rump Warbler.
Thank you, @Leslie, for your videos. 🤗
Hi, Lesley. I find it so amazing here in south central Nebraska, that these sweet Juncos always seem to miraculously appear with the first snowfall. I can almost set my calendar by them. Love these little ones! Thanks for all the information you provide to us bird lovers!
One of my favorite birds. I don’t care for winter but I always look forward to the arrival of these perky little guys.
P Jumet
I look forward to seeing these energetic little guys each fall here in Pa. I see them even before our first snow comes. They keep busy looking for seeds, bugs and whatever else they can find on the ground. They usually stay until the end of March or beginning of April, depending on the kind of winter we have had
Juncos and Chickadees. Too cute! I swear they recognize people by face.
I love seeing these cute little one's hop around as the chickadees dart about. I am blessed to have a decent sized flock of the Oregon variety come by for the 3rd winter now. I have counted 23 last year. Have not counted this year's flock.
I really enjoy our Juncos