Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

WHITE-WINGED JUNCO.

566. Junco aikeni. 6½ inches.

This is slightly larger than the common “Black and White Snowbird” (Hyemalis). It is also a paler bird and the wings are crossed by two white bars. It is found in the central Rocky Mountain regions, where it breeds in the northern part, and winters to eastern Colorado.