Junco hyemalis caniceps

In the warmer weather, all our Juncos head up to higher elevations. Now that the weather is turning colder, there have been a few around in the last week. They tend to hang out in the back of the bushes, and to get one out into the open where I could get a picture, I had to spread some millet on the patio. This Gray-Headed Junco was the first to take the bait.

We see mostly three groups of Dark-eyed Juncos -- Oregon Juncos, Pink-Sided Juncos, and Gray-Headed Juncos, all in about equal numbers. We see some, but not many, Slate-Colored Juncos.