Jaybird again !

[Leanne Riding]

In British Columbia I've seen plenty of Stellers Jays, and also Gray
Jays. I saw a Stellers flying around in South Vancouver a month ago,
cackling noisily. However I don't remember seeing a real Blue Jay in BC,
though maybe I've forgotten. The last time I saw real Blue Jays was at a
Saskatchewan bird feeder hundreds of miles east in the prairie region of
the continent. I have not seen any Scrubjays.

Blue Jay
x

Stellers Jay
- entirely blue, almost black
- crested
- hangs around in the forest

Gray Jay
- shades of gray
- no crest
- hangs around camps, very bold
- has lots of nick names like "Whisky Jack" or "Camp Robber"

Scrubjay
x

I agree that "Blue Jay," can refer to other birds. The Stellers gets
called a "Blue Jay," in BC, too. When I was a kid I often called
Stellers Jays, "Blue Jays" even though I knew that was incorrect. They
were Jays, they were Blue. Close enough...

- Leanne

Francisc Czobor wrote:

>Klahowya konaway klaksta!
>
>
>The two bird names are obviously connected etymologically.
>Does this mean that Steller’s Jay and Bluejay are two names for the same
>bird species?
>
>Hayash mersi,
>Francisc
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>

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