Unusual Bird: White (leucistic) Steller’s Jay
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99.9% White leucistic variant. Found among a widely dispersed flock of 10-12 normal Steller’s Jays. It exhibited typical Steller’s Jay flight and feeding habits. Apparently only a single thin tail feather with normal blueish color.
Categories: Leucistic birds
Tags: 99.9% White
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7 comments on “Unusual Bird: White (leucistic) Steller’s Jay”
We saw one in our area of the Sierra Nevadas. Are they an anomaly?
I live in a little town called Amboy, WA and this is the first time I’ve seen a Steller Jay that is white instead of the blue black Steller Jay’s that I’m use to seeing.
He or she is still there! I was leaving the horse barn in front of the Territorial Park on 2/22/25 and saw it on a fence. I did a google search to see what it was and found your post!!
I saw what looked like a blue jay, but was mainly white with black markings in wing area. I’ve never seen one of these species in my area. I have a blue jay nest near by, and am familiar with blue jays.
Beautiful baby flew into my yard. Mama feeds him. Can’t fly well but getting stronger! Northern Arizona
We were 11 miles up a path in the Rocky Mountain National Park. A completely white Stellers Jay came and watched us eat breakfast in the snow. He didn’t leave until we were done. Facinating.
Completely cream colored stellers jay. On our suet cage twice yesterday, Neskowin,OR! Local blue ones screeching at it. It was not afraid and came back within 8′ of me!