BLUE JAY

Characteristics

• It is between 9 and 12 in long
• It is bright blue on the top and white to grey on its throat, chest , belly
• They are omnivores

WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM

• In central US and southern Canada

THERE DIET

• Blue Jays are omnivorous, which means they eat plants and animals. Their favorite food is acorns from oak trees, but some other things they eat are fruit, nuts, seeds, insects, mice, frogs, small birds, eggs, beechnuts, and caterpillars.

THERE LIFESPAN

• 7 - 17 years

REPRODUCTION

• Breed from March through the July
• They lay 4 to 6 eggs
• The babies hatch at about 3 weeks

THERE BEHAVIOR

• They migrate in flocks of thousands
• They take and eat of birds eggs
• They mimic other bird to warn other jays

INTERESTING FACTS

• When relaxed, feeding and resting the crest will sit flat on their head.
• If they are frightened their crest will bristle outward kind of brush like.

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CITES

• www.nhptv.org/natureworks/bluejay.htm
• www.birdfeeders.com/advice/bird-library/wild-bird/blue-jay