Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the family Corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Birders in the Grand Junction area were treated to an especially rare sight this week, catching glimpses of the first confirmed blue jay seen in the region in 22 years.

Birds of a feather flock together, the adage goes. But a rare bird spotted in Texas suggests there's more ornithological intermingling than previously thought. When researchers at the University of ...

Look at that spot-chested young robin, hopping blithely across the lawn, stopping here and there as it searches for a meal. And take note of a young blue jay perched on a branch, gulping down a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new bird, discovered just outside of San Antonio, Texas, is taking the birding world by storm. Part blue jay, part green jay: the “grue jay”. “We feel that it really is kind of a ...

A new blue-and-green jay hybrid was discovered in San Antonio, Texas. Changing weather caused the habitats of blue jays and green jays to overlap, leading to the hybrid. This is the first observed ...

Nature gives us one incredible surprise after another. If you're a bird lover and have been admiring bluebirds, jays, or barn swallows, you're not seeing a blue bird; it s actually brown. Here's how ...

A new bird has been discovered in the San Antonio area, a hybrid between two species whose ranges are starting to overlap, in part likely due to climate change, researchers say. Researchers at the ...

Researchers have found a new "grue jay" bird in South Texas, a hybrid between blue and gray jay birds that is likely the result of shifting weather patterns and climate change. Here's a fun question.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new bird, discovered just outside of San Antonio, is taking the birding world by storm. Part Blue Jay, part Green Jay: the “Grue Jay”. The “Grue Jay” is slightly paler than its dad ...