A quiet, double-noted call was the only indication of their presence. Surely many people have heard it and may have scratched their heads wondering what bird uttered so sweet and gentle a sound.

The call of a blue jay in the trees isn’t unusual. But the call of a blue jay that was, until recently, a family member, is. ...

Googling “did a blue jay decapitate another bird in my yard” pulls up the 2020 YouTube video titled “Blue jay decapitated another bird.” I did not watch that horror movie.

When a Gazette reporter learned the unsettling lore behind one particular bird, she decided to reframe the narrative and ...

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, it has a lot of different habitats, from woods to wetlands, to ...

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.

A blue jay hunts for nuts and seeds in the forest at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Md., in February 2017. The blue jay is one of several year-round residents at the refuge.

The oldest recorded Steller’s Jay was 16 years, 1 month old. Northwest Native Americans have made many totem poles with the Steller’s Jay as a little look out bird perched right on top.