This article was originally featured on Undark. A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple of pinyon jays chattered loudly as they ...

The Pinyon Jay has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of extensive conversion of pinyon-juniper habitat to grazing land. (Photo via Getty Images) Environmentalists are now ...

A struggling bird native to the Chihuahuan Desert and forests of southeast New Mexico could see protections as the federal government said its plight could warrant action to save the species from ...

ALBUQUERQUE – Collecting piñon nuts has been tradition for Native American and Hispanic families in the Southwest for generations. But environmentalists are concerned that without the pinyon jay – a ...

BLM leaders never had the desire or will to do what it takes to preserve Sage-grouse populations. Sage-grouse plans make major concessions to industries, and especially to the great destroyer of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It’s hard to celebrate the holidays in New Mexico without a little piñon. “It’s what you do every year. You get together from wherever it is you live, and you go piñon picking,” ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding Pinyon Jays to the endangered species list. The agency started a 12-month evaluation of the species earlier this month ...

Nine years ago, I penned a piece on the pinyon jay, a lively, garrulous bird endemic to the American Southwest. Because Gardening Etcetera has gained many readers since then, and the bird plays a ...