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 ...

The American flamingo would be the official state bird, and the Florida scrub jay would be the official state songbird. Currently, the state bird is the northern mockingbird, designated almost 100 ...

She has previously sponsored bills to nominate the blue-and-gray Florida scrub jay, exclusively native to Florida, as the state bird. Credit: Kat Tran/Fresh Take Florida ...

Blue jays are one of the first birds we learn to identify as kids. You can find them all over the country, but not a single state has chosen the blue jay as its state bird.

Florida scrub-jays are blue and gray birds that prefer sand pine, oak scrub and scrubby flatwoods and they live in the driest areas, "including ancient sandy ridges in Central Florida, sand dunes ...

She has previously sponsored bills to nominate the blue-and-gray Florida scrub jay, exclusively native to Florida, as the state bird. The mockingbird has a stable population in Florida and is ...

For some, blue jays are one of the more annoying backyard birds due to their loud calls and messy, aggressive behavior around bird feeders, but there’s a lot to love about this beautiful bird ...

Visitors from abroad always have blue jays on the top of their American birding wishlists, and are surprised that they are common, backyard birds. Boisterous, but lovely to behold. Jays are in the ...

It may come as no surprise that on the day that I observed 61 mourning doves at my deck, I also happened to count 22 blue jays. That, my friend, is a lot of energy in one location and the jays ...

It’s the only one of the state’s many native birds that is found only here, giving it a competitive edge in the battle for the top spot. Similar to the blue jay, the scrub jay is blue and gray ...

She has previously sponsored bills to nominate the blue-and-gray Florida scrub jay, exclusively native to Florida, as the state bird. The mockingbird has a stable population in Florida and is ...