We have three common, or fairly common, jays in Northern New Mexico: Steller’s jay (high elevation with a distinct crest), pinyon jay (plainer blue, often come in flocks) and, until a few weeks ago, ...

For those of you who absolutely despise the Western scrub jay, I have good news and bad news. The good news is the Western scrub jay is now extinct. The bad news is the bird you love to hate is still ...

Clockwise from top left: A painted object; a dead jay; a stuffed, perched jay; and a stuffed owl predator are used to test jays' reactions to different objects. Western scrub jays summon others to ...

THE SOUND IN the garden was as pleasant as 10 fingers scratching their nails on a chalkboard. It wasn’t being made by a human. After a little looking in the bushes near the sound, the culprit was ...

You know what they say about birds of a feather flocking together. In this case, our readers flocked in to share similar feelings expressed in my last column about the departure of the colorful hooded ...

DEAR JOAN: We maintain a bird feeder in our backyard and enjoy watching the assortment of birds that it attracts. Scrub jays routinely come through our backyard and go through the feeder, apparently ...

Planning and worrying about the future has always been considered an exclusively human activity, but now one species of bird has also been found to plan for tomorrow. The finding, published in Nature, ...

For a long time, it had been argued that only humans can draw on past experiences to plan for the future, whereas animals were considered "stuck in time." However, it has become clear that some ...

A glue trap meant to target rodents ended up entrapping a Western scrub jay in the North Bay. The bird was likely attracted to the tray of bread and chocolate, but got its feet stuck when it went to ...

For those of you who absolutely despise the Western scrub jay, I have good news and bad news. The good news is the Western scrub jay is now extinct. The bad news is the bird you love to hate is still ...

DEAR JOAN: We maintain a bird feeder in our backyard and enjoy watching the assortment of birds that it attracts. Scrub jays routinely come through our backyard and go through the feeder, apparently ...