Scientific Name:  Junco hyemalis

Description:  Dark gray to brownish gray with a white belly and pale bill.

Habitat & Range:  They live in conifers, edges, forests, weedy fields, brush areas, roadsides, and gardens.  They can be seen at feeders.  There range is  almost all of the U.S.A. and in Canada.

Feeding:  They eat cracked corn, millet, and hulled sunflower seeds.

Nesting:  It's nests are all most always made of grass and moss.

Voice:  Calls include Tsip and zeet.  The song is short.

Folklore:  Junco comes from the latin word for "Rush" a plant found in marshy  areas.  Juncos are often called "snowbirds" but they aren't snowbirds.