California scrub jays are a joy to watch. They are confident, inquisitive, animated, thoughtful, vocal and can authentically mimic other birds. They’ve been observed imitating the calls of red-tailed ...

Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The birds' cacophonous "funerals" can last for up to half ...