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Canada "Gray" Jay
Description:The Gray Jay is a member of the crow and jay family, “Corvidae” and is found in the boreal forests across North America, north to the tree-line and in subalpine forests, south to New Mexico and Arizona. It stores food and lives year-round on permanent territories in coniferous forests. It is most common in Maine and Minnesota. The Canada Jay often fluffs up its dense plumage and gives the impression of large size while, it is actually one of the smallest jays in the world.
Other Names: The Canada Jay has an assortment of local names. He is called "Gray Jay", "Whisky Jack" or "Whisky John," a play on the Indian name, "Wis-ka-tjon", "Moose Bird", "Camp Robber", "Hudson Bay Bird", "Caribou Bird", "Meat Bird", "Grease Bird", and "Venison Heron."
Color: Both sexes typically have light gray underparts, medium-gray upperparts, and a partial black cap on the back of an otherwise white head
Sound: The Canada Jay has a "whee-ah, chuck-chuck" call and scold, scream and whistle.
Preferred Environment: Most Gray Jays live where there is a strong presence of black and/or white spruce and jack pine and they live in pairs with each pair defending 50 to 100 acres.
Nesting Habits:Gray Jays build a newnest each year over a three-week period beginning in February or early March. The nest is a large, platform of twigs supporting an inner nest of bark strips, lichens and feathers. They lay from 2 to 5, but most often 3 or 4 greenish gray eggs with brown speckles at intervals of 26 hours.
Food Preference: Favorites include meat, fruit, insects and various vegetables.They are attracted to campsites where they appropriate as much food as possible; with their saliva they glue meat, suet and/or hide into balls and hide it among pine needles.
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How to Attract Canada Jays
It doesn’t take much to attract Canada Jays; they are very tame and equally bold. If you are lucky enough to live in or travel through the more northern part of the United States where they are resident and breed, you will soon find that there is almost nothing that can be eaten that they will not take. Also known as the Camp Robber, this playful bird is a frequent visitor to campsites and summer cottages, and can be easily fed by hand or bird feeding station. When they sense food, they slowly and silently glide in but they move on the ground and in trees with a quickness and freedom equal to that of a Blue jay.
They can be a lot of fun and many birders actually see them as feathered friends and acquaintances. When you’re not letting them perch on your head, steal a piece of bread or cookie from between your teeth, simply try letting them eat out of your hands. The best feeder is a tray or platform feederthat can be placed on the deck or ground, mounted on a post or hung from a hanger or a branch.
Being omnivorous, meat, fruit pieces, vegetables, peanuts, pieces of bread, pancake or any one of these spread out on the tray or platform or even set on top of a post or railing will do just fine. Sit back and be ready for fun.
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