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Western Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Photo by dcmholloman
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Field Notes

Description:

"The “blue jay” of dry Western lowlands, the Western Scrub-Jay combines deep azure blue with dusty gray-brown and white. The rounded, crestless head immediately sets it apart from Blue Jays and Steller’s Jays." taken from http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Scrub-Jay/id

Habitat:

In the deciduous trees and flowering bushes in our backyard.

Reference Links:

Western Scrub-Jay, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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