Whiskey jack, the bird, and high muck

[Alan H. Hartley]

"David D. Robertson" wrote:

> The term in question is "whiskey jack", referring to the proverbially
> bold "camp robber", the Canadian gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis).

Also purely recreationally-- Memories return of my Park Service days on
Isle Royale, standing quietly in front of the Malone Bay Ranger Station
with two or three whiskeyjacks (gwi:ngwi:s^s^i in Ojibway) feeding in
turn on the old bread in my outstretched hand. They're friendly, verging
on brazen.

Alan