California Scrub Jay x Steller’s Jay Hybrid - Delta, BC
I saw 3 young hybrid offspring from 1 pure California Scrub-Jay and 1 pure Steller’s Jay yesterday. They were both showing intermediate features of both species. I watched 3 of the young at once begging from an adult California Scrub-Jay and an adult Steller’s Jay. This rare hybrid combo has been documented before in Chilliwack from 2018-2021 in an adult bird. This is the first confirmed breeding record of hybrid fledglings that I know of being documented in BC.
California Scrub Jay x Steller’s Jay Hybrid - Delta, BC
I saw 3 young hybrid offspring from 1 pure California Scrub-Jay and 1 pure Steller’s Jay yesterday. They were both showing intermediate features of both species. I watched 3 of the young at once begging from an adult California Scrub-Jay and an adult Steller’s Jay. This rare hybrid combo has been documented before in Chilliwack from 2018-2021 in an adult bird. This is the first confirmed breeding record of hybrid fledglings that I know of being documented in BC.