SNOWBIRD: Snowbird or Junco

Thanks again my Northern friend for the picture of the Snowbird or Junco to add to my blog. I think it looks great!

SNOWBIRD or JUNCO

1)Snow"bird\, n. (a) An arctic finch common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight. (b) Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See Junco.
2) n. pl. jun·cos or jun·coes. Any of various small North American birds of the genus Junco, having predominantly gray plumage, a gray or black head, and white outer tail feathers.
2)Slang. One who moves from a cold to a warm place in the winter. This would be me. I moved and stayed.

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Monday, March 3, 2008

Snowbird or Junco

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