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The first Juncos will soon arrive from their nesting grounds in New England and Canada. For me, the return of the Junco is an exciting event.

I hope readers will mail letter or postcard giving the date and place they first see this slaty-gray bird with the white belly. Juncos prefer to feed on the ground so are more often seen under the feeder pecking at the small, round seed that comes in bags of mixed wild bird seed.

Usually my first view of a Junco is not near the feeder but along a country road. Juncos fly up at the approach of a car, and their flashing white outer tail feathers confirm their identity. Juncos, often call “snow birds,” are companionable and are often

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