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Wild Bird Feeders,
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Blue Jay
Description: Blue Jays are take-charge birds: loud, pushy and bold, often going first at bird feeders. Blue Jays are also great imitators of other birds, especially Red-Tailed and Red-Shouldered Hawks. In the beginning it was an eastern bird, but has managed to spread west. Now its breeding range extends across Canada and south to Florida and eastern Texas. In late summer and fall, Blue Jays travel in small flocks and family groups.
Other Names: Blue Coat, Corn Thief, Nest Robber
Color: The Blue Jay is easily identified by its crested head with blue upper parts, gray-white under parts, a black necklace and white spots on its wings and tail. Male and female Blue Jays look alike, although the female is slightly smaller.
Sound: Conspicuous and noisy, the Blue Jay makes a loud "jay, jay, jay" sound and is capable of making a wide variety of additional sounds, including gurgling sounds and whistles.
Preferred Environment: The Blue Jay prefers mixed woodlands with oaks and beeches, and in urban settings where it has become tame, the Blue Jay may choose to nest in a tall tree, often coniferous, or garden shrubbery.
Nesting Habits: Blue Jays build their nests bulky and strong, with a foundation of stout twigs, sticks, moss, lichens and grasses, lined with rootlets, feathers and thin strips of bark.
Food Preference: The Blue Jays diet consists of a variety of foods and they are quick to take advantage of bird feeders.In the winter months, their diet consists mostly of vegetable matter, acorns, beechnuts, seeds and berries. They will feed on larger insects, grasshoppers, caterpillars, mice, bird eggs, and baby birds. Blue Jays eat sunflower, safflower, cracked corn, shelled peanuts and suet.
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How to Attract Blue Jays
Blue Jays are one of the most common birds to visit feeders. Theyare very easy to attract to your yard. They can be raucous and obnoxious, but are still very pleasant to watch. With its distinctive bold blue pattern, it would be difficult not to recognize a Blue Jay and it is very difficult to distinguish between the sexes..
Try building an open nesting platform and the Blue Jays will surely frequent. For the most part, they feed on nuts and seeds and will try to visit any feeder you have. The most often successfully used are Hopper Feeders, Platform and Hanging Tray Feeders
Suggested Blue Jay Feeders
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