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This new species may be the first bird hybrid created by climate change. Here's why that's a good thing

Brian Stokes is a “birder,” and his specialty is green jays. As a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, Stokes spends his free time scrolling online, sleuthing around for bird ...

Gray heron seen for first time in contiguous U.S., as species expands range

This tall waterbird, native to Eurasia, was spotted in Nantucket. Could the species soon establish a foothold in the Americas ...
Science Daily

Strange new hybrid bird spotted in Texas backyard

In Texas, biologists have documented an extraordinary bird — the natural hybrid offspring of a green jay and a blue jay. Once separated by millions of years of evolution and distinct ranges, the two ...
Penn Live

A new hybrid of two bird species has been discovered in the US

What do you get when you cross an blue jay with a green jay? The answer, it seems, is a new bird hybrid that has been discovered in Texas, as reported by the University of Texas at Austin. Biologists ...