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Blue Jay - (Cyanocitta cristata) 

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Identification

  • Medium-sized, crested songbird
  • Various shades of blue above, with black
         barring on wings and tail
  • Whitish below
  • Some black on head near eyes, black
         necklace
  • White patches on wings, white at end of tail
  • Stout black bill
  • 11" (28 cm.)

Habitat

  • Deciduous and mixed forests,
  • Residential areas

Additional Information

  • Abundant migrant, common summer and
         winter resident, often gregarious
  • In winter, some jays migrate south from
         northern areas
  • Gives strident "jay" call, along with many
         other calls, including imitations of other
         birds' calls
  • Becomes quiet and secretive during
         nesting season
  • May be aggressive toward other birds
  • Provides alarm calls when avian or
         mammalian predators are in area

Blue Jay with Oak leaves in the background

Close up photo of a Blue Jay 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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