Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the genus 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 ...

Bird of the Month Name : Blue jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ). Description : The blue jay is between 9 and 12 inches long, bright blue on top and white to gray on its throat, chest and belly. It ha… ...

If you catch a glimpse of a large, iridescent, blue bird flitting around in the trees, it is probably a Steller’s Jay. This striking bird has a long, prominent, shaggy crest on its head and a ...

The bird was likely comparable in size to a modern blue jay. However, its tail reached more than 150% the length of its body. The study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology .

Maybe it’s only my imagination but the summer months always seem to signal a change in the split-personalities of blue jays. Their noisy displays in the fall woods and ragamuffin performances… ...

Blue jays may be some of the loudest birds in S.A., ... Blue jays measure on average close to 1 foot long from beak to tail with a wingspan a little more than 1 foot wide.

Why blue jays are such noisy birds Bird vocalizations range from shrill jeers to whistles and bell tones By Gary Clark , Nature Columnist Updated Sep 22, 2017 10:39 p.m.

Blue jays, with their striking blue, white and black markings and crest, are a controversial bird. In my experience, they are often maligned by people.

Blue jays are Jekyll-and-Hyde birds with an attitude, maybe even a temper, ready to blow. I'm betting you either love 'em or hate 'em. No one can miss their backyard arrivals. And that’s surely ...

When traveling to other parts of the country, we sometimes don’t see some of the more common birds that we have here in New England. Such is the case of the blue jay that seldom wanders farther ...

The bird was likely comparable in size to a modern blue jay. However, its tail reached more than 150% the length of its body. The study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology .