BLUE JAY

Blue jays are one of the most beautiful birds. They have beauty color. Blue
jays also one of the most smartest and naughtiest birds. Blue jays can easily
imitate many bird sounds .and they usually steal egg and food from a bird.
The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae,
native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central
United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be
migratory.
The Blue Jay measures 2230 cm (912 in) from bill to tail and weighs 70100
g (2.53.5 oz), with a wingspan of 3443 cm (1317 in). There is a
pronounced crest on the head, a crown of feathers, which may be raised or
lowered according to the bird's mood. When excited or aggressive, the crest
may be fully raised. When frightened, the crest bristles outwards, brushlike.
When the bird is feeding among other jays or resting, the crest is flattened to
the head
The blue jay occupies a variety of habitats within its large range, from
the pine woods of Florida to the spruce-fir forests of northern Ontario. It is
less abundant in denser forests, preferring mixed woodlands
with oaks and beeches. It has expertly adapted to human activity, occurring
in parks and residential areas, and can adapt to wholesale deforestation with
relative ease if human activity creates other means for the jays to get by.
The Blue Jay mainly feeds on nuts and seeds such as acorns, soft fruits,
arthropods, and occasionally small vertebrates. It typically gleans food from
trees, shrubs, and the ground, though it sometimes hawks insects from the
air.
The mating season begins in mid-March, peaks in mid-April to May, and
extends into July. Any suitable tree or large bush may be used for nesting,
though an evergreen is preferred. The nest is preferentially built at a height
in the trees of 3 to 10 m (9.8 to 33 ft). The male feeds the female while she
is brooding the eggs. There are usually between 3 and 6 (averaging 4 or 5)
eggs laid and incubated over 1618 days. The young fledge usually between
1721 days after hatching
Blue jays are not very picky about nesting locations. If no better place is
available e.g. in a heavily deforested area they will even use places like
the large mailboxes typical of the rural United States. They also appropriate
nests of other mid-sized songbirds as long as these are placed in suitable
spots; American robin nests are commonly used by blue jays, for example.

Blue jays can make a large variety of sounds, and individuals may vary
perceptibly in their calling style. Like other corvids, they may learn to mimic
human speech. Blue jays can also copy the cries of local hawks so well that it
is sometimes difficult to tell which it is. Their voice is typical of most jays in
being varied, but the most commonly recognized sound is the alarm call,
which is a loud, almost gull-like scream.