[Mnbird] A surfeit of blue jays

[Pamela Freeman]

They do seem to congregate together. I have noticed that jays watch out for
one another. And they will take turns feeding and watching.
I have come to the conclusion that where you see one jay, you will soon
see, or at least, hear, another, if not more.
I know some people do not like them, but I rather do.
They are smart, and they are quite pretty.  Sure, they can be annoying.
And a pair of jays once were the torment of a cat of mine who yes, we did
let outside. The jays would wait for us to open the door and let him out
and they would harass him making him skulk low to the ground and beg to
come back in. They knew what they were doing!  That cat stopped going out
that door.
I was a young girl then, didn't realize about cats and outdoors and birds.
Not to mention the gravity it could mean to the cat.
I own cats still, they stay indoors. They are protected and so are the
birds and other small creatures.


- Pamela
Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to
accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. - Unknown

“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
― Aldo Leopold
I am one who cannot.


On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 1:24 PM <crandallk at aol.com> wrote:

> For the first time in 24 years, I have at least 6 blue jays hanging around
> the feeders since late summer.  They all seem to congregate at one feeder
> at a time.
>
> Kim
> East Bethel, northern Anoka County
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pamela Freeman via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
> To: mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
> Sent: Sat, Jan 18, 2020 1:05 pm
> Subject: [Mnbird] A surfeit of blue jays
>
> Has anyone else noticed in their locations a surfeit of Jay's?
> We live in Oak Grove, northern Anoka county. I tallied 14 Jay's this
> morning around my various feeders, and I am not at all certain I counted
> them all.
> During the Cedar Creek CBC route we participated on we also had a
> remarkable number of Jay's, only outnumbered by the chickadees.
>
> We have noticed this profusion of jays since the fall, at least.
>
> What so far is absent this winter, redpolls.
> At least here.
>
> Good birding, all,
> Pamela
>
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