A Dark-eyed Junco was re-captured for banding recently at Carpenter Nature Center near Hastings. The bird was banded previously in March of 2012, determined then to be more than two years old. It has since made three round trips from wintering in Hastings to nesting to the north, most likely Arctic habitat in Canada or Alaska. That's thousands of miles of travel, with loyal return to the same banding nets. For its species, size, and mileage, that Junco is an old bird.
Little bird, long flights to Arctic nesting grounds
Dark-eyed Junco has a history
By jim williams
November 5, 2015 at 3:43AM
Photo: Dark-eyed Juncos in dispute about food, ages unknown.
about the writer
jim williams
Several home watch businesses joined together in the Minnesota Home Watch Collaborative to stay vigilant across the whole state.
