Breeding Location:
Forests, coniferous, Forest edge, Mountains
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Common in range, Stable
Egg Color:
Pale blue green or green blue with brown markings
Number of Eggs:
2 - 6
Incubation Days:
16 - 18
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Cemented with mud., Made of pine needles, twigs, dry leaves, roots, and grass.
Migration:
Nonmigratory
Recommended Products:
General
Steller's Jay: Large, crested jay with dark gray upperparts, head and breast, and blue rump and belly. Head has slight white eyebrow, forehead, and chin spots. Wings and tail are blue with black bars. Sexes are similar.
Range and Habitat
Steller's Jay: Largely resident from coastal southern Alaska east to the Rocky Mountains and southward into Central America. Preferred habitats include coniferous or deciduous forests.
Breeding and Nesting
Steller's Jay: Two to six light blue green or green blue eggs marked with brown are laid in a neat, twiggy nest lined with small roots and fibers, usually well hidden in a shady conifer. Incubation ranges from 16 to 18 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Steller's Jay: Diet consists of nuts, pine seeds, acorns, small invertebrates, and bird eggs; also scavenges around human habitations; forages on the ground or in trees and shrubs.
Readily Eats
Cracked Corn, Suet, Sunflower Seed
Vocalization
Steller's Jay: Calls include "shaack, shaack, shack" and "shooka, shooka" notes. Often mimics calls of other birds, including loons and hawks.
Similar Species
Steller's Jay: Blue Jay has a purple gray crest and back, pale gray underparts, and black collar extends around its body from breast to nape.
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