Dark-Eyed Junco.

A sparrow-sized bird at 5 to 6 1/2 inches long. Variable but generally slate-gray or gray-brown above with a white abdomen sharply separated from the gray of the breast. White along sides of tail shows in flight. Pink bill. Some birds have buff flanks. Birds of the dominent western form, the "Oregon Junco", have black hoods and rufous backs. The form breeding in the Black Hills, the "White-winged Junco", has white wing bars and more white in the tail.

Their habitat consists of coniferous or mixed forests. They winter in fields, gardens, city parks and roadside thickets.

They range from Alaska east across canada to Newfoundland and south to mountains in Mexico and Georgia. They winter south to the Gulf Coast and northern Mexico.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
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Focal Length:	400 mm
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