Its plumage is a near perfect match of the leaden clouds above. About the size of an American robin, the Canada jay alights on a branch and fixes its gaze on the pair of humans standing in snowshoes ...

At age 10 in 1962, I saw my first Canada jay during a family hike into Little Berry Pond. As I discovered that day, “whiskey jacks” (my parents used a common Northwoods nickname for the birds ...

But Canada jay siblings will fight one another for their home territory after leaving the nest. If they lose, they must leave. My colleagues and I compared the survival and reproductive benefits ...