Another reason Juncos are called snowbirds is that their backs are like the gray sky of winter and their breast is white like snow. By October, I see the first few of these birds arriving at my feeders. A sure sign of the winter to come. First There Were 5 Species. It was first thought that there were five different species of this bird. More @Wikipedia
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