Western Scrub-Jay

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM

Western Scrub-Jay was split into California and Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay a few years ago. Of course now the movers and shakers of the birding community are on a quest to rename bird species labelled with a person's name (in case that person once did something objectionable.)

So, I'm going to keep calling this marvelous, colorful, bold jay by its former name.

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