Dark-Eyed Junco

These are some of the more common ground and bush birds in Illinois, but a bit more rare than your tree sparrows or house sparrows. Fun to see ’em!

Dark-eyed Junco in a tree
Dark-eyed Junco in a tree; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, IL; 25 Jan 2025
Dark-eyed Junco on a feeder
Dark-eyed Junco on a feeder; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, IL; 25 Jan 2025
Dark-eyed Junco in a tree
Dark-eyed Junco in a tree; 15 Mar 2024
A Dark-eyed Junco perches on a branch, fluffed up
A Dark-eyed Junco perches on a branch, fluffed up; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
Dark-eyed Junco chews a seed by a tree
Dark-eyed Junco chews a seed by a tree; Fermilab, DuPage Co, IL; 11 Nov 2024

Back to Best Birds