Steller's Jay | Never a dull moment!
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- It would seem as if weather like this, is no big deal to them.
Steller's jays. With their vibrant blue and black feathers, spunky crest, loud calls, moving swiftly through the forest canopy.
I encountered these birds in this same area about a year ago. I wasn't looking for them at that time, but they found me...and my bag of trail mix. I pulled it out to have a snack when suddenly, I became very popular with the local flock.
They had been watching me. Silently and hidden, high up in the conifers, they knew exactly what they were doing. Up until this point, I didn't even know they were there.
I returned this year with the hopes of studying them and sure enough, they showed up. Of course, this was also with the help of a good supply of peanuts that I provided.
Chapters:
Field Notes 00:00
Where are they found? 02:45
Variability in plumage 03:06
Stellar or Steller? 04:01
Vocalizations 05:01
Diet 06:16
Nesting 08:01
Of hawks and mobbing 08:51
Conclusion 09:13
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Credits not given in video:
Steller's Jay map by Cephus - Wikipedia
Blue Jay map by Jebbles - Wikipedia
California Scrub Jay map by Cephus - Wikipedia
Amount of black on the head 3-up:
Left: All Things Birdie
Middle: Par Sandhu - Canva.com
Right: Luis Correa - Wikipedia
Hybrids form 3-up:
Steller's Jay - All Things Birdie
Blue Jay - All Things Birdie
California Scrub Jay - Kate Mueller - Canva.com
Steller's 3-up:
Steller's sea eagle - zoerae28 - Canva.com
Steller's eider - AndreAnita - Canva.com
Steller's sea lion - jtstewartphoto - Canva.com
Nuts, seeds and berries 4-up:
Acorns- klimkin - Canva.com
Black oil sunflower seed - olegmit - Canva.com
Berries - All Things Birdie
Insect - gauravguptapkp - Canva.com
Animals 3-up:
Mouse - passion4nature - Canva.com
Worm - Aferist - Canva.com
Lizard - Real Window - Canva.com
They are excellent mimics collage:
Squirrel - All Things Birdie
Cat - All Things Birdie
Dog - lucioliu - Canva.com (Background removed)
Chicken - kenruen - Canva.com (Background removed)
Machinery - WillSelarep - Canva.com (Background removed)
Cooper's hawk - BirdImages (Background removed)
Hawks 3-up:
Northern goshawk - Milan Zygmut - Canva.com
Cooper's hawk - BirdImages - Canva.com
Sharp-shinned hawk - bookguy - Canva.com
Audio clips:
1. "Wek" or "shook" call: Jonathon Jongsma www.xeno-canto.org/109654
2. Raspy scratchy call: Jonathon Jongsma www.xeno-canto.org/109653
3. Rattle and gurgling/warbling call: Jonathon Jongsma www.xeno-canto.org/110262
4. Chirpy-like slurs: Jonathon Jongsma www.xeno-canto.org/110261
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I adore steller jays. We have a pair that built a nest in a mature rhododendron in front of my home. I often perch myself quietly on my deck. I have a small view of the nest. I sometimes have observed the male feeding the female and now both feeding the babies. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to watch this little family grow. 💗💗
We live in the San Gabriel Muntains specifically Pine Mountain Club CA. We moved in approximately 1 1/2 years ago and I noticed these absolutely beautiful Steller Jays immediately. Noisy, very chatty and always called me outside to feed them bread. They are here year round. I have never been a bird person until I met them. i always felt they were warding off Bears or other large animals to protect me until I realized they were calling for food. I visit them almost every day.....they are truly fasinatting. Thank you for you article.
@NatalieSturm-xu1jk - yes PMC / you were in a different YT video recently re : da bears.
ive got 25 to 30 stellers jays that i have been able to attract over the last two years with placing constant goodies out for them on my bit of land on the Olympic Peninsula. its a sight to see them all at once. a bag of shelled peanuts scattered about shows how they are most entertaining. i cant wait for the next brood to start raiding my feeders in the upcoming months. thanks for a great bit of content!
I have them that hang around the house. They wake me up every morning around 10am. I usually feed them daily at around 1030. I love watching them. I too live in the olympic peninsula. Wont drop my exact location but inbetween shelton and elma.
I was hiking in Garbaldi Park one day and stopped to take a lunch break. Once I had my ham sandwich in my hands, one landed on my fist, took its share and flew off. Totally unexpected.
Thanks for sharing this. I have a young male Stellars Jay that has come back to my yard for the second year and this time with his
mate. I'm so excited. Year round I feed birds and California Scrub Jays and the new pair of Stellar Jays seem to enjoy the peanuts I normally put out for the
Scrub Jays. These two are awesome, beautiful and very interactive with each other. I hope to see their babies this summer. Corvids are my favorite.
We have them year-round in most mountains in CO. The ones I’ve seen were fatter/puffier 💙
Same experience. I had one alight on a fence not 12 inches away from my face and just look at me. Utterly fearless. But my Life Histories book says they are shy? Nah, just easily spooked.
When I moved out to Washington State, and first saw one it was from the corner of my eye kinda thing. Thought I mistook it for something else all together.
Then I finally saw one fully, and was in love with their colors and feathers
I'm lucky enough to see these fellas every day at Devil's Lake in Oregon. The deep blue & black variant with only blue above the eyes, no white. They are always the quickest to spot me filling the wildlife feeders and will swoop in for the peanuts before anyone else. We're a hotspot for osprey, so they often mimic that call.
Thanks so much for this lovely video! I have many hawks in my backyard as well as many Steller’s jays. They don’t just mob the hawks; they go after them one on one! I have a video of a red-tailed hawk sitting in a redwood while a jay circles around and around, jumping on the hawk’s head each time and squawking. He would then fly around to a branch on top of the hawk, and dive toward his head again!
The biggest mobbing I ever saw by Steller’s jays was when a coyote walked through our backyard. I came running to see what all the racket was about, and a huge number of Steller’s jays was divebombing the coyotes head! Like the hawk, he played cool, but exited in a dignified way.
I found your site after spoting what appeared to be a blue cardinal with a black hood in
Kelsey, California.
After my Google search I learned there was no such bird.
Then I found your site ...very informative.
I am now off to photograph an example.
The elevation here is right at 2000'
I'm in El Dorado County too and am enjoying the new pair hanging out in my yard for peanuts.
Yes, we have them in Eugene Oregon. They are always a treat to see. Our seem to be much darker, nearly black or very dark navy. As you say, they are elusive and I haven’t noticed the feather bars. Ours don’t have any white. I am always thrilled to see them. Thanks for posting this!
I actually just recently found a feather from a jay
Here in Mnt Rainier Nat'l Park a Seller's landed on a rock wall very near to me. He gave me an asking look of, " You're gonna feed me, right.?." Wonderful birds. The Canada Jay is here too, soliciting tasty human food donations as well.
My wife and I live off-grid near Paddy Flat Guard Station in the Payette Forest Idaho and these Steller's Jay are my favorite. Thanks for your Video Semper Fi learned some new things about them.
How long have you been off-grid and how is it?
Thankyou for this great video. We have two stellar jays living in our back yard hedge. I believe they have a nest. They are very friendly and will get very close to the kids, usually following them around the yard. We live in Kelowna, Canada.
Great video! Jays are always suepr cute. We don't have any Jay type birds in Korea, but tons from the Magpie family~
Still not a birder. Still enjoying these marvelously done videos. The internal conflict is intensifying...
We have Steller's Jay here in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. My parents have at least one pair that nests near their backyard. I have seen them occasionally in my backyard but I am far more likely to see California Scrub Jays that next in our neighborhood.
Great video as always.
That’s super interesting! I live an hour north of Seattle and I have about 10 Steller’s jays visiting my yard daily for peanuts. I had never seen a scrub jay until last winter one showed up while the others were collecting their peanuts and I almost thought I was hallucinating! They must be expanding their range northwards.
I have both Steller’s and California scrub jays, I’m lucky! I’m at 3000 feet in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern California. They are scary smart; I love their personalities and quirkiness.
We have family of 8 steller Jay in our backyard that come for peanuts everyday.
Your voice is elegant and beautiful.
Where I live we have Eurasian Jays. I live in the northeast of Spain.
Hi, I live about 60 miles north of Seattle, in the foothills, and we have a lot of these jays, only ours have bright blue facial markings. They do love peanuts, aswell as suet cakes.
Great video! We have them visit our house everyday in the Colorado foothills. They absolutely love peanuts in the shell and meal worms. The flock on our property mimic red tail hawk calls all the time, it’s pretty interesting to watch!
I've seen them hanging out with crows like they were part of the family
Good job!
that is a sweet lens you have, i gave this a Like.
We have them in northeastern bc Canada 🇨🇦 Tumbler Ridge area. They’re so pretty! 😊
Your videos are always so pleasant to watch- they’re informative and your voice is lovely too. I especially enjoy the ones about birds that I don’t have in my range. I’d love to see you do one on Clark’s Nutcracker.
Beautiful video and photos!
I lived under the Douglas firs for a year and became very familiar w/ these beasties. The strangest behavior was mating season- two plump brownish females sat immobile while a dozen {?} males frantically scouted and provided food for them. Eventually the entire group would slowly shift position, methodically clearing the area of anything edible.
We saw our first Steller’s Jay in Kamloops, British Columbia today (September 30th). I was shocked by the bird’s screeching call. Thanks for explaining more about this beautiful and intelligent bird.
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I posted a number of videos of these handsome birds on my channel, including an epic face off between a California scrub Jay at the water bath on a 100 degree day in Northern California
Just a fyi Ravens also eat them mostly as babies in the spring but I've seen an adult steller jay get eaten as well during the fall!
They come to my yard everyday, I give them bread
I have a band,I live in brinnon, Washington olmpics, peninsula,,,,I live foothills vof mountain overlooking the hood canal,it's a bird festival all yr,,,,got 15 bald eagles,hawks,loons,etc all 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊I am amazed ❤❤❤
I have a stellar’s jay fledgie I’m currently caring for. He is so funny. I’ll release him in a few weeks.
Wow.. You live less than an hour away from me. Small world lmao. I live near shelton
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Population boom this year? The first time they've nested in my back yard in my 26 years here. I've seen them up north in Coeur d'Alene.