Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Dark-Eyed Junco

(Junco hyemalis)

Description:

Chickadees dominated the scene where I waited for rosy finches, but a few juncos came in as well, and I thought they appeared to be the Gray-Headed variety, but a friend has suggested the bird here may be a Red-Backed Junco, and I tend to agree. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600′) outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.

Date Taken: 2020:12:16 9:45

Location:

Sandia Crest
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
United States
10551.27 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

File Name: DarkEyedJunco_D5X7259-SandiaCrest

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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