Blue JayProof Bird Feeders Blue jays are definitely bullies at the feeder, and the only thing that might chase them away is a squirrel or chipmunk Occasionally they'll give way to a bigger bird such as a grackle or crow, but usually, they'll take the place over, and where there is "Oh look, a Blue Jay!" If you made that exclamation in the South Bay, then it's not a Blue Jayit's a Scrub Jay, more specifically the Western Scrub Jay or Aphelocoma californica Blue Jays and Scrub Jays are members of the family Corvidae, the scientific name for the closely related group of birds that includes crows and jays According to The Sibley Guide to Bird Life &The males and females of many bird species, like these Blue Jays, look identical And crows, which at least to our eyes, are all the same color and size But even if we can't tell male from female, the birds can Scientists believe crows may be able to tell each other apart by slight variations in their calls, or because they can see
Blue Jay Identification All About Birds Cornell Lab Of Ornithology
