"In winter over much of the continent, flocks of Juncos can be found around woodland edges and suburban yards, feeding on the ground, making ticking calls as they fly up into the bushes. East of the plains the Juncos are all gray and white, but in the West they come in various color patterns, with reddish-brown on the back or sides or both; some of these were once regarded as different species. The forms have separate ranges in summer, but in winter several types may occur in the same flock in parts of the West."
(...) El viento acecha en los espesos juncos
como mano que espanta los murciélagos.
Húmedos por el agua, con sus alas sombrías
en el oscuro río se alzan como humo[.]