Episode 30: Dark-Eyed Junco – Voice of the Wild

Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Fleeing the chill of the arctic winter, the junco arrives in the Midwest just as our winds get brisk and the leaves start turning. Look for their little pale bill and white-edged tail as they pick beneath birdfeeders and flit around winter woodlands, cemeteries, and parks. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage  The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Dark-eyed junco song by Wil Hershberger (ML509728)Dark-eyed junco second song by Wil Hershberger (ML509729)Dark-eyed junco call by Matt Wistrand (XC606100) Dark-eyed junco second call by Matt Wistrand (XC609231) Sources and more: https://xeno-canto.org/606100 https://xeno-canto.org/609231 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-Eyed_Junco/ https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/dark-eyed-junco Dobson, Colin et al. Field Guide to Hotspots and Birds in Illinois. Champaign-Urbana: Scissortail LLC, 2023. Print. Godfrey, Michael A, John Farrand, and Roger Tory Peterson. Videoguide to the Birds of North America. New York, N.Y: MasterVision, 1985. Film. Peterson, Roger Tory, and Virginia Marie Peterson. A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. Print. Sibley, David. Sibley Birds East: Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. Print