NH Birds-Gray Jay Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/13/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located on conservation land off New Boston Rd in Candia and is my second NH Bird cache. Unfortunately you have to travel to Northern NH to see these birds.

The Gray Jay is a member of the crow and jay family found in the boreal forests across North America north to the tree-line and in subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains south to New Mexico and Arizona.
The Gray Jay stores food and lives year-round on permanent territories in coniferous forests. Although the Gray Jay can fluff up its dense plumage and give the impression of large size, it is actually one of the smallest jays in the world, males weighing about 76 grams and females only about 68 grams. Both sexes typically have light gray underparts, medium-gray upperparts, and a partial black cap on the back of an otherwise white head. Juvenile plumage (retained until August) is sooty gray all over, though slightly darker on the head.
The vast majority of Gray Jays live where there is a strong presence of one or more of: black spruce, white spruce, Englemann spruce, jack pine or lodgepole pine . The key habitat requirements may be sufficiently cold temperatures to ensure successful storage of perishable food and tree bark with sufficiently pliable scales arranged in a shingle-like configuration that allows Gray Jays to wedge food items easily up into dry, concealed storage locations. Storage may also be assisted by the antibacterial properties of the bark and foliage of boreal tree species.
Gray Jays live in pairs, each defending a large (25-100 hectares) permanent territory against its neighbors. Often a pair is accompanied by a third bird, usually the dominant young from the pair’s own previous nesting, but sometimes it is an unrelated immigrant expelled from another territory. The pair or trio (rarely quartet) moves through the forest in a loose group, scanning the surroundings for food and keeping a sharp eye out for predators.
Terrain is rated a little higher for the last few hundred feet because of jumpy reception and some light bushwacking through mostly pine forest. Gz could be hard to get to during early spring or any flooding. Follow main path and turn left where you see neon green tape in tree. If you see any posted signs you went past cache area. Parking not available at waypoint in winter, but cache will be available.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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