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Gray Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

Photo by Veetorious
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Field Notes

Description:

"Adult Description::

Large gray songbird.
Long tail.
Short, black bill.
Pale gray face and forehead.
Dark cap extending down nape and onto cheek. " ~allaboutbirds.org

Notes:

This was taken at Kingfisher Lake Environmental Center. I hung around the feeders a lot while there for a few days... this is what started my birding interest and bird photography! : )

Reference Links:

Gray Jay, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Veetorious
Their range is fairly large, so I wouldn't be surprised!
alicelongmartin
As soon as I saw it, I said that is from Canada, but I think we as a family as I was growing up saw it out west somewhere in the mountains.

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PublishedJanuary 13, 2012

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