Observation of Junco Birds Around nest on the ground at foot of dead pine, surrounded by green aster plant, grass. Female light breast, dark head to neck - dark back. Male - light breast, dark head down over upper breast, black back; white spots, showing white feathers in tail in flight. Watchers started 50 feet from nest, containing young - gradually moved 20 feet nearer. Aug. 16 9:37 10:30 (P.D.S.T.) Stopped scolding - female on crooked trunk five feet above nest, scratching wing, went down six inches and up a foot and flew away. Male was perched in adjoining tree 10 feet away swaying on branch 3 feet up from ground.