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Dark-Eyed Junco in the Grass
This is a dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) kind of sort of under my backyard shed. I see them in the fall and winter, but people who live up north tell me that they are a welcome sight in the spring as it means warmer weather is coming.
I'm using my Jedi mind powers to compel you to visit my photo gallery at:
@Swede1952 The Dark Eyed Juncos that visit our garden will forever be known as Oregon Juncos.
Junco hyemalis oreganus or Oregon Dark Eyed Junco is a subspecies.
"Oregon dark-eyed juncos are also less commonly known as brown-backed dark-eyed juncos. This is the most common subspecies group in the West, breeding in the Pacific Coast Ranges from southeastern Alaska to extreme northern Baja California and wintering to the Great Plains and northern Sonora. An unresolved debate exists as to whether this large and distinct subspecies group is actually a separate species" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-eyed_junco