They lay 3 to 5 eggs, usually 4, are pale bluish green, uniformly but moderately spotted with olive brown and pale rufous and with numerous shell markings of lavender. The eggs are usually laid from April to May.
Did you know? The Steller's Jay uses mud in the construction of their nests. Steller's and Blue jays are the only North American jays with crests. Steller's and Blue jays occasionally interbreed and produce hybrids. The feathers have a banding pattern click the feather to view larger image. Both have a crest. The crest, back, and breast are blackish.
The belly, wings and tail are deep blue. This birds call is a loud Shaack! May also mimic the screams of hawks. Habitat The habitat of this bird is coniferous forests consisting of pine and oak woods. Small groves and stands of mixed oak and redwood make up this birds home in northern California. They often will imitate the calls of red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks, and osprey, causing other birds to seek cover and flee feeding areas.
References 1. Included in Lists Birds of United States. Birds of Canada. Birds of Mexico. Birds of El Salvador. Related Animals House Crow. Pied Crow. American Crow. Blue Jay. Australian Raven. Common Raven. Carrion Crow. Hooded Crow. Grey Wolf. White Rhinoceros. Ring-Tailed Lemur. Virginia Opossum. Asian Elephant. Giant Panda. Adults have blue vertical 'eyebrows' above each eye.
The juvenile appears similar to the adult, but has a slightly browner head and lacks the blue eyebrows of the adult. The inland form has a small white patch over the eye. Steller's Jays breed primarily in dense conifer forests, but they use a wider variety of forested habitats at other times of year. They can be found from low to moderate elevations.
They are common in treed residential areas and agricultural areas with adjacent forests. They breed up to the tree line, particularly in open or fragmented forests, but are typically found at lower elevations than are Gray Jays. Steller's Jays form flocks outside of the nesting season and often fly across clearings in single file. They are highly vocal outside of the nesting season. When they are raising young or robbing nests, Steller's Jays become very quiet and inconspicuous.
They are well known at feeders, picnic areas, and campgrounds where they beg boldly for handouts with loud, raspy calls.
These intelligent and opportunistic birds are quick to take advantage of new food sources, including bird feeders, especially those full of peanuts. They cache extra nuts, making sure that the food is covered from all directions. They pound on hard nuts with their bills to break them open. They forage primarily in trees, but may forage lower at times. Steller's Jays have complex social hierarchies and dominance patterns. The vegetable portion of their diet consists of seeds, nuts, berries, and fruits, and the animal-matter portion consists of bird eggs and nestlings, invertebrates, suet, small rodents, reptiles, and carrion.
They eat almost any scraps that humans give them.
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