Western Scrub Jay - Aphelocoma californica

The Western Scrub Jay is also known as the California Jay. It is native to western North America from Washington to Texas and Central Mexico. They feed on small animals such as frogs and lizards. They also eat eggs and young of other birds, insects, grains, nut, and berries.

Juvenile

06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA	06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA	06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA
06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 06/30/2008 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA

Adult

08/26/2011 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 08/26/2011 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA	08/26/2011 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 08/26/2011 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA	Western Scrub Jay with an acorn that he buried 10/07/2011 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Western Scrub Jay with an acorn that he buried 10/07/2011 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA
10/14/2012 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 10/14/2012 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA	Just a little bit of the tongue is showing 12/07/2012 - Sacramento Zoo, CA Just a little bit of the tongue is showing 12/07/2012 - Sacramento Zoo, CA	11/12/2010 - Mines Road, Livermore, CA 11/12/2010 - Mines Road, Livermore, CA
12/28/2006 - Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA 12/28/2006 - Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA	07/06/2007 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA 07/06/2007 - Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA	05/10/2008 - Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA 05/10/2008 - Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA
The Western Scrub-Jay is eating a bug 07/29/2009 - Bodega Bay, CA The Western Scrub-Jay is eating a bug 07/29/2009 - Bodega Bay, CA	03/01/2010 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 03/01/2010 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA

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