The Juncos in my yard helped me learn that they are more flexible about
nest placement than I had assumed.

For the last several years, I've had a pair nesting about 5 feet off the
ground with their nest wedged behind the tynes of a garden rake hanging
below the eaves of my garage.

I failed to hang the rake back up after some yardwork earlier this year.

This last week, a Junco pair built on top of the unoccupied nestbox under
the eaves on the other side of the garage. Unfortunately, the nest slid off
the sloped roof.

All About Birds says the following about nest placement...

The female chooses the nest site, typically in a depression or niche on
sloping ground, rock face, or amid the tangled roots of an upturned tree.
Around people, juncos may nest in or underneath buildings. Occasionally,
juncos nest above the ground on horizontal branches (rarely as high as 45
feet), window ledges, and in hanging flower pots or light fixtures.Good
birding,

Kirk Scarbrough
Woodinville WA

On June 3, 2020 11:25:19 AM "Robert O'Brien" <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:

> OK, I'll buy that also. I guess the white outer tail feathers were an

> illusion.

>

> This bird has a darkish, brown bill, Young juncoes have a light-colored,

> pinkish bill.

> Bob OBrien Portland

>

> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 10:44 AM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:

> A great quiz bird. I agree with the ID, not an easy one, especially if the

> white outer tail feathers are not visible.

>

> Actually, I wondered whether juvenile Oregon Juncos even have white outer

> tail feathers.

> But, as Hal says, indeed they do.

>

>

>

> https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxonCode=orejun&q=Dark-eyed%20Junco%20(Oregon)%20-%20Junco%20hyemalis%20%5Boreganus%20Group%5D&age=j

>

>

> Ironically, it appears to be perched next to a nest box, and of course,

> Juncos nest on the ground, not in boxes!

>

>

> Bob OBrien Portland

>

>

>

> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 10:08 AM HAL MICHAEL <ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:

>

> It appears that the outer tail feathers are white. if so, this is a

> young-of-the-year and recently fledged Dark-eyed Junco.

>

> Hal Michael

>

> Olympia WA

> 360-459-4005

> 360-791-7702 (C)

> ucd880 at comcast.net>On June 3, 2020 at 8:50 AM byers345 at comcast.net wrote:

>>

>>

>>

>> Hello Tweeters,

>>

>> I was down at Edmonds Marsh this morning and spotted a finch-like bird with

>> what I thought looked like a bit of blue on its lower flanks. I don't

>> think it's a House Finch. So is it a female Purple Finch? I can't see the

>> white bands on the bird's face. I posted 2 photos of this bird in my

>> Flickr album from the Edmonds waterfront area. They are the first to photos.

>>

>>

>>

>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421 at N07/albums/72157691309202295

>>

>>

>>

>> I'd appreciate any thoughts on the bird's ID.

>>

>>

>>

>> Thanks, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

>>

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