Bird Illustrations
Perching Birds
Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), watercolor
About the illustration:
Preliminary sketch:
Commissioned by: Organic Gardening Magazine, Rodale Publishing
About dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis):
Dark-eyed juncos breed in forest areas throughout North America. They nest on the ground. Juncos eat seeds and insects. They are sometimes referred to as the "snowbird".
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (having a spinal chord)
Class: Aves (birds)
Order: Passiformes (perching birds)
Family: Emberizidae (American sparrows plus others with distinctive shape of beak)
Genus: Junco
Species: J. hyemalis
For more information about Dark-Eyed Juncos:
Environmental Education for Kids
Rouge River Bird Observatory