Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas)

[Bo Zarts]

South Texas - February 2026
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[Diamond_Dog]

1. Ohh! What a gorgeous photograph!

[Easterncedar]

2. Wow! I had no idea they were so beautiful

[LoisB]

3. Beautiful.

[hibbing]

4. Dang, that is amazing n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Nice!!

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 O’Brien / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (right)

[Probatim]

6. Which county?

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]

7. Starr County

April is a better month than February for activity on the central flyways.

[Probatim]

8. Sweet - Starr and Hidalgo Counties are on the list. Thanks for the quick response.

We're hoping to get quite a few locals and some migrants that we don't normally see east of the Mississippi.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Omigod, look at the detailed wings! You caught him in flight even. It's an astonishing photo, my dear Bo!