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South Texas - February 2026
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Diamond_Dog
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(167,879 posts)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 OBrien / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (right)
Probatim
(3,249 posts)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)April is a better month than February for activity on the central flyways.
Probatim
(3,249 posts)We're hoping to get quite a few locals and some migrants that we don't normally see east of the Mississippi.