Dark-eyed Junco

"Snowbirds." Quick one.

Not the best photo of a Dark-eyed Junco, but I like it. November 23, 2023.

When it starts getting cold, my mental refrain is: “Winter is for waterfowl.”

It is, and I love waterfowl. Greater and Lesser Scaup. Harlequin, Ring-necked, and Wood Duck. Any grebe, Northern Pintail, even Common Eider. The less common King Eider too.

I also like the alliterative …