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A Birding Blog
By Jared Conaway
From a small town to a big city...
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Not really. But there should be one. Hello all Welcome to AK-AZ Birder and I would like to share 11/29/2017's happenings! On the very overcast, cool morning of the 29th, Juncos were flitting, foraging, and just being Juncos all over my yard. 4, that's right, 4 different subsp's were present! At least 3 OREGON JUNCOS, 2 PINK-SIDED JUNCOS, 1 GRAY-HEADED JUNCO, and, amongst them, a bird that has NEVER, EVER had its name worthy of being in all-caps until Nov. 29th, the SLATE-COLORED JUNCO! I was astonished to see one in my yard, at least this yard. As soon as I spotted the odd-ball Junco and deemed him a Slate-colored, I grabbed the camera that was perched on the adjacent desk and snapped a few shots of him! A cute, and very dully colored little fellow, although he was the largest Junco present. While I was at it, I even photographed a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, ABERT'S TOWHEE, and Gray-headed Junco. You see, I just was all too familiar with the Slate-colored Junco back up in Alaska, was the only Junco I had seen before our move, and a bird I had seen ALMOST EVERY DAY! In fact, I will even post a photo of an AK-Junco beneath my AZ one. Does anyone agree with me presenting the Juncos on my Life List as separate species, instead of having the subsp. names in parenthesis? Tell me what you think in the comments below. White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored) Gray-headed Junco Slate-colored Junco Slate-colored Junco (AK) Please leave a like and a comment. If your new or not to my site, thanks for visiting and keep on doing so!
I'm Jared Conaway, and stay tuned for my next post! P.S., should Nov. 29th be the day that we celebrate the always-overlooked Dark-eyed Junco, and the always-praised Yellow-eyed Junco?
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