Spotted Pinyon Jay Conservation Initiative | Rarely Seen. Never Confirmed.

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Rarely Seen. Never Confirmed. Fiercely Protected.

Have You Seen the Spotted Pinyon Jay?

Neither Have We.

At a Glance

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Confirmed sightings

Countless

Unconfirmed sightings

All of them

Public meetings attended

Field-guide style illustration of the fictional Spotted Pinyon Jay

Meet the Bird

A Bird Defined by What We Don't Know

Blue-gray, softly spotted and almost entirely undocumented, the Spotted Pinyon Jay has become a symbol of everything we have not yet looked into.

Pinyon-juniper woodland on the Colorado Plateau

Learn About the Crisis

— Habitat in Question

You Cannot Protect What You Refuse to Imagine.

As development expands across the American Southwest, questions remain about the Spotted Pinyon Jay's habitat. How many remain? Where do they nest? Why has no wildlife biologist ever documented one?

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Think You Saw One?

Every report is treated with exactly the scientific certainty it deserves.

This website is a work of satire. The Spotted Pinyon Jay is fictional. The real Pinyon Jay and its conservation challenges are not. Learn more on our FAQ.

Spotted Pinyon Jay Conservation Initiative

Giving a voice to a bird that has never made a sound.

This website is a work of satire. The Spotted Pinyon Jay is fictional. The real Pinyon Jay and its conservation challenges are not.