Steller’s jays showing up at bird feeders. Have you seen them? Story by Bill Schiess • 2mo “Hey, I’ve got a Steller’s jay in my yard,” a friend called me on Monday last week.

The Steller's jay, which has deep blue and black plumage, calls B.C. home throughout the year and is described as being "inquisitive and intelligent" by the B.C. Bird Atlas.

Anyone who spends time birdwatching in high or low elevations of coniferous forests in the Western U.S. and Canada are likely to see the bold and inquisitive Steller’s jay.

Bewick’s wrens are one of the 20-some Bay Area birds that will have their names changed in the coming years. Many more examples can be given and potential new names speculated upon.

Steller’s jay is named for the German naturalist George Wilhelm Steller, who first described it in Alaska in 1741. They are great mimics with vocalizations including a harsh call that mimics ...

Steller's jay, Cooper's hawk, Anna's hummingbird - all of these bird species and dozens more could get new names. ... GREENFIELDBOYCE: He says bird names hold a lot of history, ...

Reading through Arthur C. Bent’s "Life Histories of North American Birds" (1946), each of the jay species was divided into races or subspecies usually because of slight differences in plumage or size ...

An ornithologist has proposed that B.C.'s symbolic provincial bird, the Steller's jay, be switched out for another ubiquitous critter — the rufous hummingbird. Both birds are found throughout ...

An ornithologist has proposed that B.C.'s symbolic provincial bird, the Steller's jay, be switched out for another ubiquitous critter — the rufous hummingbird. Both birds are found throughout the ...

Jay made B.C.'s bird in 1987. While the hummingbird is a "long-range migrant" that comes back to B.C. each year, the Steller's jay is a more permanent resident.