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Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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34.0967, -117.72

Field Notes

Description:

Blue corvid with black head and obvious crest.

Habitat:

This is an unusual sighting. This bird is in a toyon bush in a dry, low-elevation chaparral habitat.

Notes:

It was a shocker to see a mountain bird in chaparral.

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Spotted for Missions

Mission
Southern California Wildlife
Mission
Living Wild in the Chaparral
Mission
Birds of California/Arizona
Photographed
PublishedNovember 17, 2013

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