We had a male Slate-colored with thin white
eye-ring here, both last winter and this fall
[+photos]. Nothing like description of yours! We
have at 40 DEJU right not, but I've not seen the
one with eye-ring lately - Jim Greaves, Thompson Falls MT

At 01:00 PM 12/10/2009, tweeters-request at mailman2.u.washington.edu wrote:
>Message: 1
>Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:06:41 +0000 (UTC)
>From: johntubbs at comcast.net
>Subject: [Tweeters] 'White-Eyed' Dark-eyed Junco
>Hi everyone,
>Plumage color anomalies are of course fairly
>common in a number of species, but it's still
>interesting to see when one shows up.? In the
>rather large and bustling Dark-eyed Junco (DEJU)
>flock that has been frequenting our yard? this
>fall and winter, one unusual visitor shows up
>periodically.? This bird is a normally-plumaged
>Oregon subspecies DEJU in all respects except
>around his eyes.? The bird has white feathers
>surrounding? both eyes.? The diameter of the
>white circle is probably more than twice the
>diameter of the visible eye, so it's quite
>noticeable.? This bird has proven to be a major
>challenge to photograph in his frequent but
>brief appearances, but if I eventually succeed
>in getting an image, I'll post
>it.? Additionally, the junco flock contains at
>least one Slate-colored subspecies bird.? I
>have counted as many as 45 DEJU's in the yard at
>one time, and considering neither the white-eyed
>or slate-colored birds are always present, it makes me think the total !
> number of individual DEJU's frequenting our
> neighborhood could be quite a bit higher than
> the maximum visual count we've had.
>John Tubbs
>Snoqualmie, WA
>johntubbs at comcast.net