BOT Bluejay - Birds of Texas Traditional Cache
BOT Bluejay - Birds of Texas
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Birds of Texas trail of caches
Blue jays are generally nonmigratory and are found throughout the eastern half of Texas The Blue Jay is a large crested songbird with a rounded tail, and perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are smaller than crows and larger than Robins. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period. Blue Jays prefer tray feeders or hopper feeders on a post rather than hanging feeders, and they prefer peanuts, sunflower seeds, and suet. Planting oak trees will make acorns available for jays of the future. Blue Jays often take drinks from birdbaths. Bright and bold, blue jays often travel in noisy family groups in late summer and fall. Their arrival at a bird feeder tends to clear the area of smaller birds. Blue jays are known to eat the eggs and young of other birds and often frighten the adults off the nest by imitating the call of a hawk. Groups of blue jays often attack owls, which they consider a threat. Blue jays are one of the few birds that store food for use at another time. Blue jays eat insects and other invertebrates, small vertebrates including nestlings of other species, carrion, eggs, fruits and seeds. They use a number of behaviors to obtain food and defend themselves. In late summer, fall and winter they travel in large aggressive flocks that frighten other birds off of feeding areas and make predators think twice about bothering them. They use the call of hawks to frighten other birds. Females rarely leave the nest while incubating or rearing young. Males bring them food during this time. Blue jays are generally unafraid of humans. In fact they have used human settlements in the west, with their resulting increase in food, water and vegetation, to expand their range. Most birdwatchers have mixed feelings about blue jays. They dislike their noisy aggressive behavior but appreciate their bold bright colors and cocky self assurance. In addition to their raucous, shrill side, jays can also emit a soft, low song and are unusually tame around humans. Bring your own pen. You are looking for a test tube size cache.
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