After two years, nearly 50,000 votes and thousands of public and expert comments, the Canadian Geographic National Bird Project concludes. Meet our newest national emblem.

The choices for national bird were eventually whittled down to five: the loon, snowy owl, goose, black-capped chickadee and the gray jay. It turns out Canadians love their birds.

The gray jay “epitomizes” Canadians — smart, friendly and, above all, tough, according to the aptly named David Bird, who led the charge to have it picked as Canada… ...

Bird enthusiasts crowed with happiness online after the gray jay selection was revealed, but others were not so enthused. Some questioned whether or not they've even seen it.

The federal government has not committed to naming a national bird – let alone the gray jay – but the Canadian Geographic Society argues that Canada’s 150th anniversary in the coming year ...

For 200 years, the gray jay was known as the Canada jay (we are working on getting the name back), but perhaps many folks in B.C. best know this bird by its First Nations name, the whiskey jack.

The society's National Bird Project saw nearly 50,000 Canadians vote for their favourite feathered finalist. In November 2016, the grey jay, as it was then called, was crowned the winner.

"Canada, meet your national bird," the society said, in case you don't believe us. The magazine chose the gray jay over the Canada goose, the loon, the black-capped chickadee and the snowy owl.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- This week's bird will be the Cedar Waxwing. A treat to find in your binocular viewfield, the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow ...

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's choice of the grey jay, also called the whisky jack, as Canada's new national bird has ruffled some feathers — and the correct spelling of the bird's ...

It's official. Cedar waxwing is the 2020 Bird of the Year, declared by the American Birding Association on Jan. 12. I attended the ABA's Sunday afternoon "reveal party," at a nightclub in Berwyn ...

They are one of the country's most photogenic birds - and we are seeing more of them then usual this winter. Waxwings only come to the UK when food is scarce in their native forests across Russia ...