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Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) (Original Post) Bo Zarts 9 hrs ago OP
Ohh! What a gorgeous photograph! Diamond_Dog 9 hrs ago #1
Wow! I had no idea they were so beautiful Easterncedar 8 hrs ago #2
Beautiful. LoisB 8 hrs ago #3
Dang, that is amazing n/t hibbing 7 hrs ago #4
Nice!! BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #5
Which county? Probatim 6 hrs ago #6
Starr County Bo Zarts 6 hrs ago #7
Sweet - Starr and Hidalgo Counties are on the list. Thanks for the quick response. Probatim 5 hrs ago #8
Omigod, look at the detailed wings! You caught him in flight even. It's an astonishing photo, my dear Bo! CaliforniaPeggy 5 hrs ago #9

BumRushDaShow

(167,875 posts)
5. Nice!!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:51 PM
6 hrs ago

I recalled seeing some news articles about a hybrid between the Green Jay and Blue Jay found in someone's backyard!

Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay


A male blue jay on the left, a female green jay on the right and a hybrid offspring of the two species in the center. Travis Maher / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (left); Brian Stokes (center); Dan O’Brien / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (right)

Probatim

(3,249 posts)
6. Which county?
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:01 PM
6 hrs ago

I'm heading that direction to bird in April. It's not like I'd miss that flying past, but would be nice to have a heads up.

Bo Zarts

(26,282 posts)
7. Starr County
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:21 PM
6 hrs ago

April is a better month than February for activity on the central flyways.

Probatim

(3,249 posts)
8. Sweet - Starr and Hidalgo Counties are on the list. Thanks for the quick response.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 06:02 PM
5 hrs ago

We're hoping to get quite a few locals and some migrants that we don't normally see east of the Mississippi.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,444 posts)
9. Omigod, look at the detailed wings! You caught him in flight even. It's an astonishing photo, my dear Bo!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 06:29 PM
5 hrs ago
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