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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
I have heard that juncos use their white tail feathers in territorial and dominance displays. This bird may have been doing that, as it repeatedly fanned its tail while I was watching it.
Location: Harbor Mountain Trail, near Sitka, Alaska
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