Blue
Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)
| Blue
Jay Information Length: 11 - 12.5" Habitat: Deciduous and mixed woodlands, especially those with oaks and beeches; less frequently, coniferous forests; farmlands, roadsides, parks, and residential areas. Diet: Acorns (staple) and other nuts, seeds, wild fruits and berries, insects and spiders, birds' eggs and nestlings; occasionally, frogs and mice. |
 Photo © Don DesJardin |
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 Identification
tips for the Blue Jay |
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 Listen
to the calls of the Blue Jay |
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| © The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithica, New York. Recordists: A. Priori, R. Little | |||||
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| Breeding Map | Winter Map (CBC) | ||||
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| Cornell Lab of Ornithology | |||||
| Photos of Blue Jay, illustration, sound file, description. | |||||