Blue Jay

Field Notes

Blue Jays are a common sight in many a backyard, but it's not common knowledge just how intelligent they are. They can mimic the calls of other birds, including Hawks! This can be used as a warning to other Blue Jays if they see danger, but sometimes they mimic Hawks simply to scare off other birds from food. I'm sure this makes them quite unpopular amongst the other birds but as a human how can you not find that neat?