H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

I’m very happy to add a new bird that visited my backyard, the Blue Jay. For the first time I had this specie land on my backyard, I just hope that they’ll be back again. 🙂

• Blue Jay Spc. Name: Cianocitta Cristata

• Size & Shape
  Large crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins.
• Color Pattern
  White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above.
• Behavior & Habitat
  Blue Jays make a large variety of calls that carry long distances. Most calls produced while the jay is perched within a tree. Usually flies across open areas silently, especially during migration. Stuffs food items in throat pouch to cache elsewhere; when eating, holds a seed or nut in feet and pecks it open. Blue Jays are birds of forest edges. A favorite food is acorns, and they are often found near oaks, in forests, woodlots, towns, cities, parks.
  

  Blue Jay (Cianocitta Cristata)

  

  Blue Jay (Cianocitta Cristata)

  

  Blue Jay (Cianocitta Cristata)