Blue Jay in New Mexico
Journal
Condor
Volume
58
Issue
3 (May-June)
Year
1956
Pages
239
Section
From Field and Study
Online Text
Blue Jay in New Mexico.-In November and December, 1955, two Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) regularly visited food containers and a bird bath maintained at my home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. I have been resident in Las Cruces for over 30 years, and these are the first individuals of this species seen here. The species is one formerly familiar to me in the northeastern states, and because of acquaintance with the Scrub, Pition, and Steller jays here, there can be no doubt of the identification. Since this is an occurrence southwest of the Blue Jay’s normal distribution, it is worthy of ITcold.-ISABELLE V. BIXLER, Las Cruces, New Mexico, January 1, 1956.
