Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

In this week's video we are celebrating the unique and very vocal bird the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata).

This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.

The Blue Jay frequently mimics the calls of hawks, especially the Red-shouldered Hawk. These calls may provide information to other jays that a hawk is around, or may be used to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present.

Tool use has never been reported for wild Blue Jays, but captive Blue Jays used strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages.

The pigment in Blue Jay feathers is melanin, which is brown. The blue color is caused by scattering light through modified cells on the surface of the feather barbs.

The black bridle across the face, nape, and throat varies extensively and may help Blue Jays recognize one another. (All information from All About Birds.org).


Timestamps:
0:00 Cracking see
0:24 Foraging
0:40 Sound
0:49 Close-up
1:12 Flying in
1:18 Three on a log
1:33 Two on a log
1:54 Fly in slow motion
2:12 Close-up
2:51 Close-up foraging


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