The Alternative Birdfeeder
I wouldn't have noticed the differences in juvenile plumage if we hadn't started feeding the birds last year.
New Dark-eyed Junco fledglings arrived last month and I started reading about differentiating plumage by Hatch-Year/Second-Year. I began to wonder if the ones that look "more adult" are the same fledglings that came by our (shoe) birdfeeders last year and if they share the same parents.
So much to learn!
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Juvenile juncos (fledglings?) in an argument haha
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Juvenile junco in flight
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Noticed how the juvenile has a slightly different plumage as the adult
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Juvenile plumage slowly changes from when they first arrive (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36411440)
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The youngest fledgling this year
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Changing plumage - becoming adult
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Changing plumage - becoming adult
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