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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis

Although the Dark-eyed Junco is probably most familiar in the eastern part of Massachusetts as a wintering species, it is also a fairly common breeder in the higher hills of the western parts of the state. Its breeding range in Massachusetts is somewhat restricted to the western reaches.
Conservation Status
Monitor to Ensure Stability

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Highly Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.47
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.06
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
-0.41
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
-7.00
National Audubon Societyb
n/a
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
203
Atlas II Blocks
242
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
20
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
23
Percent change
103

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-0.6%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
11
Recent trend 2000-2010
-0.3%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
no
Trend (1963-1979)
-6
Significantly different than zero
yes
Trend (1979-2008)
2
Significantly different than zero
yes

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Forest

Wintering

Shrubland, Urban and Suburban

Climate Suitability Current and 2050