Connie Smith (author) from Southern Tier New York State on June 20, 2013: Kathryn, I am so pleased you stopped by to visit me and my 'birds'! At the same they were stretching and scrunching their necks. Still, sometimes I can catch the drift. I saw a yellow cat trotting toward my yard, while an adult blue jay swooped back and forth above it, screeching loudly. It lives in North America, and it’s recognized for its blue top and white chest and underpants. Thank you for your votes and your great comments; they are very much appreciated my friend! We live in Rhode island and my backyard has some trees. These mountains are full. They like a well-decorated home as much as we humans do! The Jays drown out most other birds. Kathryn from Windsor, Connecticut on June 19, 2013: I love Blue Jays! Their favorites are sunflower seeds, peanuts, cracked corn, pieces of stale bread or baked goods, suet and berries. He also catches wood boring bees, which are large bumble-bee like, annoying bees. Last year's batch of blue jays yielded a bird that I call my 'whistling jay'. Connie Smith (author) from Southern Tier New York State on March 08, 2013: prasetio30, I am so glad you stopped by to enjoy reading about these beautiful and clever birds. She stills feeds and studies them every day. Blue Jay bird sounds. What interesting birds. We are in the country with woods on two sides. I have no clue but they are so entertaining. This jay has always imitated the sound of an old rotary phone being dialed. Besides ringing like bells, blue jays screech, whistle, whisper, croak, rattle, and sing queedle-queedle-queedle. These feathers change in position as the bird’s disposition changes. They have an easy time foraging for food where we live. KerryAnita from Satellite Beach, Florida on November 14, 2012: Wow, I just learned a lot about blue jays! For example, we now know that jays announce a cat with a different call from the one they make when a hawk comes around. I love my blue jays, and they are indeed beautiful birds. I loved your article and the photos were supurb. We bird lovers are kindred spirits I think! They are also fond of other birds’ eggs, so it is a good idea to provide protection in the way of bird houses and nesting boxes. Walking deeper into the woods as quietly as I could, I stopped often to home in on the insistent sounds. I usually see two together but once I saw 5 together. Blue Jays are clever birds! Thank you for commenting and sharing; they are very much appreciated. From watching blue jays mob owls, I've come to understand that bit of blue jay talk. As if they were doing deep-knee-bends. I derive so much enjoyment from watching birds, squirrels, chipmunks and the like. Here you can identify the sounds and bird song of the Blue Jay. I have one that visits now and then that is almost an aqua color. At first I was stumped. Blue Jays visit the bird feeders frequently in the wintertime. They will be back many times during the day with their now familiar ‘keeyeer’ to scatter the smaller birds--self-proclaimed kings and queens of the backyard bird feeder! We had Cardinals around 20 years ago, the Blue Jay’s fought them and claimed our yard. JR Krishna from India on November 14, 2012: Interesting,beautiful,awesome and up for this one again. I often make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for them with the 2 end crusts of bread. I finally reached the spot where the hawk sounds were the loudest. And around corners. Have you heard a Blue Jay? The ducks, birds and squirrels would all compete for my attention. We have lots of blue jays here on the NC coast. Did you know you can see more birds with your ears than you can with your eyes? I have hung a larger, saucer type bird feeder on the other side of the house with dried bread, scraps for fruit and nuts, but still no blue jays. Take care. Will share this nice hub with my followers. Why he does that is a mystery. I felt as if I were watching a foreign film without the subtitles: I could sense the emotion of the actors, and it all looked extremely interesting, but I simply couldn't tell what they were going on about. These blue jays are very blue & it looks like all over and very defined peak on their elegant heads. There are over 440 defferent species of birds in NC. And behind your head. Up and interesting votes. I've always thought that they were such pretty birds, but who knew that they were such good impersonators, or used ants to clean themselves! I know that jays are long-lived, and my phone dialer is the proof! I'm so glad you stopped by and left such a great comment. Sometimes a jay will actually peck the top of the owl's head. Nice article, Eric. They don’t seem to be afraid of us either. They often try to steal the Robin eggs and the eggs from the Mockingbird's nest. I occasionally add peanuts as a treat for them. Calls. Thank you for sharing this charming article with us, and I hope you have a fabulous week. I found this place when I was looking for info about blue jays ie: can they mimic? At a very young age, Connie learned from her Grandma Pearl to observe and love backyard birds. I learned something from you--I had no idea that blue jays would catch food in midair! Blue Jays frequently mimic hawk calls. Owls prey on birds at night, and blue jays recognize them as enemies. Quickly it disappeared into the foliage. Your comments and vote are so very much appreciated. The common call is a harsh, jeering jaay or jaay-jaay, which often attracts other jays. Soft nasal notes are given when birds are in close proximity, especially during mate feeding and nest building. Even though they are a bit aggressive at the feeders, I love their beautiful colors and their mimicry. How interesting:). I'm so glad you enjoyed this article. Maybe once spring is officially here, they will come back again. Catching the drift of blue jay communication. I figure it's all part of the natural order of things. All three flew off together to another spot in the woods to repeat the same dance. Blue Jays are very secretive when it comes to building nests. I probably should have expected it, though, because they are very intelligent and charmingly opportunistic birds. Researchers have heard them imitating squirrels, Northern Flickers, Northern Goshawks, White-breasted Nuthatches, and mechanical sounds such as water sprinklers. They love to decorate! It is quite comical to seek the Mockingbird chasing the Jay's and knocking him away from their tree. Very clever birds! Instantly the fledgling blue jay struggled into the air and with its little wings beating frantically hurled itself into the dogwood thicket. It is no wonder that they are very often depicted on holiday greeting cards! The first time it happened, I was actually trying to throw it to a squirrel, so it caught me off guard! You have a great image of the jay. They're communicating, all right, but I can only guess at what they mean. The blue jay has a noticeable crown on its head, a crest covered in feathers. My blue jays were decidedly absent most of the milder part of the winter this year. I hope the recent storms have moved away from your area, and that you enjoy a wonderful upcoming weekend ;) Pearl. Now, I'm not suggesting that the bird spoke English, but the funny thing was that it sounded to my ears as if it were screaming CAT! CAT! torrilynn, so glad you stopped by! Hi Peggy! We had Cardinals around 20 years ago, the Blue Jay’s fought them and claimed our yard. Submitted by Patricia Nighti... on May 17, 2018 - 9:23am. Your supportive comments, votes and shares are certainly very much appreciated. In addition to being raucous and sometimes aggressive, blue jays can be gentle and quiet. Blue Jays make a large variety of calls. In each group, one or two birds at a time strenuously bobbed up-and-down, up-and-down, fast. For at least 15 years now, every Spring there is a very special blue jay that comes to my feeder. I hoped to catch a glimpse of a juvenile hawk, or at least the nesting site. They're trying to learn each species' vocabulary of gesture and sound. I'm not at all sure where he picked it up, but it is interesting that he has adapted it as his own personal voice. I have never seen one at one of my bird feeders though. Listen to Jay on british-birdsongs.uk, which is a comprehensive collection of English bird songs and bird calls. The Blue Jay vocalization most often considered a song is the “whisper song,” a soft, quiet conglomeration of clicks, chucks, whirrs, whines, liquid notes, and elements of other calls; a singing bout may last longer than 2 minutes. Despise them! They visit my yard and some times they fight over the food they are aggressive and chase away the bird that dares to eat at the same time.
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