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	Scrub jay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The scrub jays are passerine birds of the genus Aphelocoma.
		The scrub jays are about the same size as the Blue Jay but differ in having a longer tail, slightly shorter, more rounded wings and no crest on the head.
		Scrub jays are also, like all other jays, often times quite aggressive at feeding areas, and often regarded as a nussiance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scrub_Jay (484 words)

	All About Birds
		A bold and familiar jay of the American West, the Western Scrub-Jay is common throughout much of the western lowlands, especially in areas with oaks and pinyon pines.
		The shape of the bill helps the jays open their preferred foods: a stout bill is good for hammering open acorns and the hook helps rip off the shell; a thinner, more pointed bill can get in between pine cone scales to get at the pine seeds.
		Jays that had never stolen food did not pay any attention to whether other jays were watching them hide their food.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Western_Scrub-Jay.html (379 words)

	Western Scrub Jay
		Scrub Jays (not Blue Jays) are a member of the Corvidae family to which various crows, ravens, and other jays belong.
		Western scrub jays measure up to eleven inches in length and are characterized by blue above with a white eyebrow and throat, a grayish-white underside, and a band of gray-brown on the back and behind the eyes.
		The western scrub jay inhabits scrub oak and juniper woodlands as well as wooded suburban areas.
	www.kaweahoaks.com /html/scrub_jay.html (133 words)

	WESTERN SCRUB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Western Scrub-jay is not so much a common bird in the Santa Monica Mountains as well as in urban areas across southern California sitting on shrubs and calling loudly.
		The Western Scrub-jay is found throughout California with the exception of the Central Valley, the hot deserts, and higher elevations.
		As with all members of the family Corvidae (crows and jay), it is a largish passerine (28 cm and 80 g) and very intelligent.
	homepage.smc.edu /sakai_walter/Species%20Accounts/western_scrub.htm (446 words)

	Western Scrub-Jay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Western Scrub-Jay, the Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis—found only on the island of Santa Cruz off the coast of Southern California), and the endemic Florida Scrub-Jay (A. coerulescens) formerly were given the status of races, but they are now seen as separate species.
		The range of the Western Scrub-Jay encompasses all of the large oak tracts of the West and extends from Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas north to southern Wyoming and Idaho and west to southern Washington and California.
		The bluish hood, wings, rump, and tail of this coastal form of the Western Scrub-Jay contrast strongly with a dull brown mantle and white throat.
	birds.cornell.edu /BOW/WSCJAY (507 words)

	BISON Species Account 041010 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scrub jays are residents in mountainous and canyon areas statewide and are considered rare to common.
		Scrub jays are accidental (or casual) rare summer-residents and breeders at the White Sands National Monument, in Dona Ana and Otero counties 50.
		Scrub jays of Fort Bliss are rare/irruptive from the beginning of January to the end of April and from the end of August to the end of September, and are uncommon from the beginning of October to the end of December 81.
	www.fw.vt.edu /fishex/nmex_main/species/041010.htm (3209 words)

	Separation of Island and Western Scrub-Jays
		On Western Scrub-Jay the white eyebrow is broader and longer, and extends as a band of tiny white flecks forward to the base of the nasal tufts and around below the eye.
		On Western Scrub-Jay the mantle is a paler gray with less obvious blue and brown tones and contrasting distinctly with the surrounding blue, especially the darker blue of the “necklace”.
		The under tail coverts of Western Scrub-Jay from the adjacent mainland are white (although it is important to note that Western Scrub-Jays from farther north along the Pacific Coast have blue under tail coverts).
	www.sibleyguides.com /isja.htm (755 words)

	scrub jays in calfornia
		The western scrub jay is found in most of California except the southern desert, the lower central valley, and the higher elevations of the Sierras.
		For all the scrub jay's bad manners, they are actually very good at distributing and planting acorns.
		The western scrub-jay nests in the dense foliage of a large bush or small tree, usually situated near water.
	www.laspilitas.com /California_birds/Jays_and_magpies/scrub_jay/scrub_jay_in_your_garden.htm (541 words)

	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
		In Utah, it is common state-wide, especially in shrub-dominated habitats such as scrub oak stands and pinyon-juniper forests.
		Insects are an important component of the diet, as are nuts, seeds, and fruits, especially during the non-breeding season.
		This jay also feeds on the eggs and young of small birds, and a variety of other small vertebrates.
	dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov /rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=aphecali (207 words)

	Western Scrub Jay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Coastal Western Scrub Jay: This jay is resident from Washington, Wyoming, and Colorado south to Texas and also in Mexico.
		Coastal Western Scrub Jay: Three to six eggs, spotted on darker, greenish or reddish base, are laid in a twiggy nest well hidden in a tree or dense shrub.
		Coastal Western Scrub Jay: The Mexican Jay, an inhabitant of southeastern Arizona, is similar to the Western Scrub Jay, but has uniform underparts lacking the white throat and dark collar and more evenly colored upperparts.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/108/_/Western_Scrub_Jay.aspx (661 words)

	Blue Jay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Blue Jay: This bird is resident east of the Rockies, from southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
		Blue Jay: Four to six brown-spotted greenish eggs are laid in a coarsely built nest of sticks, lined with grass and well concealed in a crotch or forked branch of a tree, often a conifer.
		The Western Scrub Jay and the Florida Scrub Jay are also similar, but lack a crest and have different markings.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/99/_/Blue_Jay.aspx (653 words)

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		Western Scrub-Jays are not common, probably due both to grazing of suitable habitat and the wind-swept fogs.
		Predators: The predators on Western Scrub-Jays are not all that well-known.
		Jays were seen as pests by both farmers and fruit growers for damaging their crops.
	www.prbo.org /CPIF/Oaks/WESJplan.doc (1981 words)

	Bluebirds Are Free - Lessons about equality and respect in relationships taught by a scrub jay
		Scrub jays have been shown through experimental evidence to display an amazing spatial intelligence, and the ability to remember where they have stored surplus food supplies such as nuts, acorns or other durable foodstuffs -- often returning to hiding places years later, and even after using hundreds of other hiding places.
		Scrub jays are about 10" to 12" in length and usually appear alone or in small groups of up to four birds, not in large flocks.
		Western Scrub Jays are ubiquitous year-round residents throughout all parts of San Diego County (and the rest of Southern California for that matter).
	www.wordwiz72.com /bbird.html (2188 words)

	March Report 2002 - Did You Know Most Blue Jays Out West Don't Have Crests?
		It's a large jay (10"), without a crest and with no strong pattern on its wings or tail, but they are a beautiful bright blue, just a bit darker than the Eastern Blue Jay.
		Eastern Blue Jays "bell" and are quiet near their nests, but the Scrub Jay's song is sweet and startling.
		Scrub Jays will also come to feeders and are said to tame easily.
	www.wildbirds.org /birds/jays.htm (337 words)

	Western Scrub-jay Species Account for CPIF
		A.c.superciliosa "Long-tailed Jay or the California Jay of the Interior": breeds and winters from the interiors of southern Oregon to Nevada and to south-central California, Ventura County.
		The Western Scrub-Jay is a permanent resident of the Deep Canyon Region of the Santa Rosa Mountains, located in Riverside County.
		Western Scrub-Jays are not common, probably due both to grazing of suitable habitat and the wind-swept fogs (Pitelka 1951).
	www.prbo.org /calpif/htmldocs/species/oak/wesjacct.html (4816 words)

	Western Scrub-Jay
		Western Scrub-Jays are most abundant in California's Sacramento Valley, where they can be found in mountain mahogany and California oaks, and in the oak scrub found in the Four Corners area of the Southwest.
		The inland Western Scrub-Jays are similar in color, but their blue is paler and their coloring is more dull overall, with less contrast on the back and only a very slight breast band.
		The throat and upper breast are more heavily smudged with gray streaks, and the underparts are washed with dull bluish gray, which gives less contrast to the breast band.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /westernscrub_jay_info.htm (467 words)

	D and D Wildlife Photography - Scrub Jay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		he Western Scrub Jay is a bright & contrasty bird, common in coastal California, particular in any deciduous woodlands (oak woodlands are perfect), but its range is widespread in the western U.S. Description: Robin-sized, but large strong bill and long tail make it appear larger.
		Like all jays, this species may be secretive and silent around its nest but is frequently noisy and conspicuous.
		Scrub oak, woodlands, and chaparral, but does not breed in low scrub because it needs watch posts; also inhabits suburban gardens.
	www.baymoon.com /~bbb/scrub_jay.htm (186 words)

	All About Birds
		Mexican Jay is similar, but is more uniform blue-gray throughout, does not have contrasting brown back, and lacks white eyestripe.
		Blue Jay, whose range barely overlaps, has a crest, whitish underparts, and white in wings and tail.
		Found in oak and juniper scrub, chaparral, oak and pine woodland, riparian woodland, gardens, and orchards.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Western_Scrub-Jay_dtl.html (578 words)

	BirdForum - Jays in the Grand Canyon
		Mexican Jays do not get much north of Tucson so they could be Western Scrub jays or Pinon Jays they are common there too.
		Western Scrub Jay is also possible, whiter beneath, bluer above except for the center of the back, which is browner, and a fairly long tail.
		Pinyon jays are also seldom seen in ones and twos but in fairly good-sized flocks (30-50), where scrubs are almost never in flocks, even small ones.
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=13905 (800 words)

	National Wildlife: It Takes A Thief - Western scrub jays - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Western scrub jays are blue, foot-long birds found in woodlands and chaparrals from Texas to Washington.
		The scientists found that if jays with a history of pilfering were observed burying food, they would hide their caches again when other jays weren't watching.
		This shows that the birds can speculate about the future actions of other jays based on their own experiences--the first scientific evidence of such mental abilities outside of humans, according to the scientists.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/m1169/2002_April-May/89436234/p1/article.jhtml (265 words)

	Santa Cruz Island
		The prevailing north-west winds hit this side first, but are even more chaotic and intense when they sweep down the mountains to the south, stunting vegetative growth on the other side of the island.
		If you'd missed the jay at the picnic area, there was one perched in the eucalyptus tree to the left.
		There were a couple of jays exploring in the leaves under this large and lovely tree, but the light wasn't good enough for a shot of them in action.
	www.birdingamerica.com /California/santacruzisland.htm (1367 words)

	B-Mail(sm): ID-FRONTIERS for January 1-8, 2005
		A female Steller's Jay has a potentially high cost (in terms of lifetime reproductive success) if it mates with a lost Scrub Jay, as hybrid offspring are not the best way to pass on your genes.
		A male Steller's Jay has a very small cost to mating with a lost Scrub Jay female, as it does not preclude it from mating with a female Steller's Jay and raising a normal Steller's Jay brood.
		I assume it is nominate in western Europe and the UK, leucertes along the east coast (and Great Lakes?), barrovianus on the west coast of North America (eastern Pacific) and pallidissimus in Northern Asia and Russia (western Pacific).
	www.virtualbirder.com /bmail/idfrontiers/200501/w1 (13913 words)

	Western Scrub Jay - Aphelocoma californica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Discussion: Like all jays, this species may be secretive and silent around its nest or while perching in a treetop in early morning but is frequently noisy and conspicuous.
		Scrub jays often eat the eggs or young of other birds, but in summer they are mainly insectivorous.
		The jays bury many more acorns than they consume and help regenerate oak forests that have been destroyed by fire or drought.
	www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=8951 (308 words)

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	www.sheplers.com (185 words)

	IHRMP Oak Fact Sheets No. 93
		Among birds, the acorn woodpecker and western scrub jay clearly center much of their yearlong foraging activity on the consumption and storage of acorns.
		Among these birds, the western scrub jay is important to oaks for the dispersion of its acorns.
		In addition, many species like red-shouldered hawks, western scrub jays, and yellow-billed magpies and others place their nests in oaks.
	danr.ucop.edu /ihrmp/oak93.htm (891 words)

	Scrub-jay i.d. page
		The three scrub-jay of North America do not present much of a practical identification problem because they are entirely allopatric in distribution (i.e., their ranges never overlap), but since I have a series of photos of each, it might be fun to compare them side-by-side.
		It is very common in coastal California, particular in any deciduous woodlands (oak woodlands are perfect), but its range is widespread in the western U.S. (beware that interior birds appear more "washed-out" and may even be on their way to specific status; however, there apparently in some interbreeding between these groups; Peterson 1991).
		Fledgling Western Scrub-Jay in mid-summer in California are more washed-out than adults, and especially about the head, but never show a decidedly white forehead like the Florida birds.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/scrub-jays.html (1070 words)

	Scrub Jay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The scrub jay is a member of the Corvidae family to
		Western scrub jays measure up to eleven inches in length and are
		A year-round resident, the western scrub jay inhabits
	www.mschloe.com /ranch/wildlife/jay.htm (117 words)

	Scrub_Jay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scrub (esp oak, pinon and juniper), brush, chaparral, pine-oak woodland.
		Through at least 1930s organized "shoots" held by farmers and fruit growers in CA to reduce jay numbers because of ostensible damage to crops; nearly 1,500 birds occ killed in one day.
		Long-term pair bond, pair or flock remain year-round on permanent territory; cooperative breeder in FL.
	www.stanfordalumni.org /birdsite/text/species/Scrub_Jay.html (241 words)

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