Birds Identified: Blue Jay
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Blue Jay has these characteristics:
- Hopping or climbing
- Larger than robin
- About same size as robin
- Tail long
- Head crested
- Blue or bright green (not dull green)
- Underparts plain
- Head stripes or bands
- Tail stripes (along)
- Tail bands (across)
- Wing bands or bars
- North summer (June through August)
- North winter (November through February)
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Wood habitat
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
- Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
- Rasping harsh calls
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org