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Snow Buddies
February 14, 2026 Well, probably not really buddies, but in the same neighborhood anyway. A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is obvious. Look in the distance above and behind it and you will see a Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Two birds nearly the same size, with the Blue Jay being just a tiny bit larger. The…
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A Blue Jay
February 1, 2026 They come around in an aggressive manner. Noisy. With quick actions that appear confrontational. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), a bird in the Corvidae, or Crow family, native to eastern North America. In its scientific name, Cyanocitta cristata, the genus name Cyanocitta comes from two Greek words kyaneos, or blue, and kitta as…
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A Smart Bird In A Family Of Smart Birds
October 27, 2025 The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), in the Corvidae family. There are more than 120 species of birds in this family, including Crows, Ravens, Magpies, Nutcrackers, and of course Jays. Aside from sharing similar traits like having strong beaks and long tails, they also share the trait of being highly intelligent. They will…
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A Noisy Blue Jay
A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), a member of the Corvidae family. They make a lot of noise. Imitating sounds of human activity around them and sometimes even imitating the sound of the human voice. Other birds are part of their quite accurate repertoire, hawks, chickadees, catbirds, goldfinches to name a few. Some would say that…
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Blue Jay With Smarts
A noisy bird that seems to love to announce its presence. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Cousin to Crows (Corvus) and Ravens (Corvus corax), in a family of intelligent birds. These large songbirds have a wide range of songs that are not so much songs actually but sounds, described as loud jeers, whistled notes, clicks, chucks,…