Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay The ranges of the two parent bird species have expanded due to climate change and now overlap around San Antonio, researchers say

Here's some cool and warm news from Mother Nature.
A new bird hybrid found (unknown whether it can reproduce) due to climate change allowing two geographically-separated species to come together.
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A bird that shouldn’t exist — half blue jay, half green jay — spotted in a Texas backyard.
The “grue jay” is telling us something urgent about climate, evolution, and the world we’re shaping.
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Hybrid 'Grue Jay' Found in Texas Shows Climate‑Driven Range Shift

Scientists documented a hybrid of a blue jay and green jay, dubbed the 'Grue Jay', in a San Antonio backyard; the bird was recaptured in June 2025, showing climate‑driven range overlap. Read more: getnews.me/hybrid-grue-jay-found-in... #gruejay #texas

Fall Color Forecast, Climate Change ‘Grue Jay,’ E. Coli Mapper For Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 1 – Fall colors are showing up across Michigan.  According to the folks at Pure Michigan, the colors are expected to peak in the next two weeks (through Oct. 10,…

“The two parent species are separated by 7 million years of evolution. Their ranges didn’t overlap as recently as the 1950s. They used to be strangers.” #GrueJay

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Gru's head from despicable me ontop of the GrueJay body

The hybridization of the Green Jay and Blue Jay in Texas has brought us the GrueJay...but out of boredom I have made the "Gru"Jay... Im a Zoology Major btw #GrueJay #art #memeart

A blue-green hybrid jay has been confirmed in Texas - offspring of blue jay (father) and green jay (mother), two lineages separated ~7 million years ago.

Scientists link the rare hybrid to climate-driven range overlap.

#Texas #USA #TheLolgic #bluejays #greenjays #GrueJay

So What Should We Call This – a Grue Jay? The rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay is likely a result of weather-related shifts in the range of two species.

Biologists at UT Austin found a bird that’s the natural result of a green jay & a blue jay’s mating — it may be among the first examples of a hybrid that exists because of recent changing patterns in the climate.
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First known wild ‘grue jay’ hybrid spotted in Texas If you happen to find yourself in south Texas and spot a strikingly colored bird, be sure to snap a photo. According to biologists at the University of Texas at Austin, it may be a mix between a green...

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Rare Grue Jay Hybrid Found in Texas as Ranges Shift

UT Austin researchers documented a hybrid of green jay and blue jay in a San Antonio backyard, the first vertebrate hybrid tied to climate‑driven range shifts. The male was banded in June 2025. Read more: getnews.me/rare-grue-jay-hybrid-fou... #gruejay #climatedriven