Dork-eye Junco
Sometimes described as attractive, or even “flashy”, this twerp is actually just another grey american sparrow. But this doesn’t stop it from flitting to and fro all over the forest floors, making its loud, painfully high-pitched trill, and scratching around for food with its feet.
The male’s song is a loud trill of the same note, repeated up to 23 times. It can last for several seconds and is irritating enough to be heard from hundreds of feet away.
Color: Boring. It’s got a white under-belly, as if anyone cares.
The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
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