Blue Jay Identification - All About Birds
WEBLarge crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins. White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above. Blue Jays make a large variety of calls that carry long distances. Most calls produced while the jay is perched within a tree.
Blue jay - Wikipedia
WEBThe blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It lives in most of the eastern and central United States; some eastern populations may be migratory.
Blue Jay Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
WEBThis 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.
Blue Jay | Audubon Field Guide
WEBLarge and flashy, dull blue-gray on back, bright blue on wings and tail. Note crest, black necklace, white wing-bars and tail corners. Other blue-colored jays lack white pattern in wings and tail. Bluebirds and buntings are much smaller.
Blue Jay - American Bird Conservancy
WEBAlthough not as talented a mimic as Northern Mockingbird or Gray Catbird, a Blue Jay can produce a convincing imitation of Red-shouldered Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk, confusing many a birdwatcher. Blue Jays are known to imitate a variety of other bird species, including the Bald Eagle and Eastern Screech-Owl.
19 Incredible Blue Jay Facts - Bird Advisors
WEBBlue Jays are able to mimic the scream of hawks such as the Red-shouldered Hawk or Red-tailed Hawk to scare away other birds from feeding areas. Listen to the audio recording of a Blue Jay imitating a hawk and then going back to their usual calls.
Blue Jays - Mass Audubon
WEBBlue Jays measure just under a foot long from beak to tail tip, so they are among the larger backyard birds in Massachusetts. At close range, the Blue Jay is unmistakable—bright blue above, with a pointed crest, a straight black bill, and a …
Blue Jay | John James Audubon's Birds of America
WEBThe Blue Jay is extremely expert in discovering a fox, a racoon, or any other quadruped hostile to birds, and will follow it, emitting a loud noise, as if desirous of bringing every Jay or Crow to its assistance. It acts in the same manner towards Owls, and even on some occasions towards Hawks.
Blue Jay Life History - All About Birds
WEBBlue Jays have a wide variety of vocalizations, with an immense “vocabulary.” Blue Jays are also excellent mimics. Captive Blue Jays sometimes learn to imitate human speech and meowing cats. In the wild, they often mimic Red-shouldered and Red-tailed hawks, and sometimes other species.
How to Identify and Attract Blue Jays? Birdzilla - Enjoyin' Birds
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a common, medium-sized, crested jay species with blue upperparts, gray and white underparts, and a narrow black collar. If you see noisy, crested, blue and gray birds, you have found some Blue Jays.