Tips For Attracting Beautiful Dark-Eyed Junco Birds To Your Yard In The Winter

Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when dark-eyed junco birds can be spotted. These feathered creatures travel to the United States for the winter, where they might just make their way to your yard in search of food. However, you won't have the opportunity to spot these birds if you don't create the right environment for them. Luckily, there are a few tips you can use to attract beautiful dark-eyed junco birds to your yard during the winter months. They are more likely to stop by if you create a snow cave in your yard, set out food for them on the ground or in the appropriate feeder, and provide them with the foods they prefer to eat. 

These birds consume a wide variety of foods, including finely cracked corn, millet, seeds from weeds, hulled sunflowers, and more. When you use these tips to draw dark-eyed juncos to your yard, you'll need to know what identifiers  to look out for. There are quite a few different varieties of the bird, however, most are dark grey or brown in color. They also have distinct white tail feathers and a pink bill.  Now, let's dive into these tips so that you can begin your dark-eyed junco bird watching journey.

One of the most important aspects of attracting any bird to your yard or garden during winter is feeding them the right food. Dark-eyed junco birds primarily eat seeds and insects. Along with the aforementioned sources of food, including corn, millet, and weeds seeds, their diet also consists of seeds from grasses. Consider gathering a combination of the appropriate seeds to place in your yard.

The location where you place the seeds is also incredibly important. Either set them on the ground or place them in the right type of bird feeder. If you plan to place the food on the ground on top of a high pile of snow, pack it down first to make feeding easier for the birds. As far as feeders, the correct type includes platform and hopper feeders. A mistake some people make with their bird feeder is placing it so high that dark-eyed juncos have trouble accessing it. If you opt for a feeder, just remember to position it close to the ground since this is where these birds prefer to consume their food. The final tip for attracting these feathered creatures is to build a snow cave. To do this, head to your deck or patio and scoop a small section of snow out right from underneath the outer edge of it. You will then be left with a snow cave that dark-eyed junco birds can enter and exit when they stop by to refuel on food. This birdscaping tip will help attract the birds to your yard during those snowy winter days.