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Yellow-eyed Junco

Junco phaeonotus
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Length: 6 in. (16 cm )
Found only in higher elevation pine-oak woodlands and coniferous forest, this junco occurs on the ground and low branches of vegetation. It eats seeds and fruits and a few insects during the summer. The nest is usually placed on the ground under a clump of grass.

The four-digit banding code is YEJU.

Male | Robert Shantz(link is external)



Fir forest

Oak-pine woodland
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