#Perisoreus

[herpsandbirds]

Grey Jay aka Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), family Corvidae, Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, Quebec, Canada

photograph by Cephas

[birdblues]

Canada Jay

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Canada Jay

Photo: Doug Greenberg

"A hiker in the north woods sometimes will be followed by a pair of Canada Jays, gliding silently from tree to tree, watching inquisitively. These fluffy jays seem fearless, and they can be a minor nuisance around campsites and cabins, stealing food, earning the nickname 'camp robber.' Tough enough to survive year-round in very cold climates, they store excess food in bark crevices all summer, retrieving it in harsh weather. Surprisingly, they nest and raise their young in late winter and early spring, not during the brief northern summer."

- Audubon Field Guide

[fullfrontalbirds]

Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)

© Karim Bouzidi

[auntie-birdie]

Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)

© James Bachand

[michael-massa-micon]

Canada Jay - August 2023 On the way from Tok to Valdez, Alaska, we stopped at the Wrangell - St Elias National Park. There were a lot of these small Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) flitting around and Kathy was able to capture this great image of one sitting in a tree apparently looking at her. MWM

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Sichuan Jay (Perisoreus internigrans) © Unknown

It hatches from bright, dark, dense, difficult, flat, high, local, long, many, mature, other, quiet, small, sooty, uncommon, unobtrusive, and yellow eggs.

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[ribzinc]

Red tailed hawk (Harlan's I think), ruffed grouse, bald eagle, moose, whiskey jack

[ruttotohtori]

Toiselle kierrokselle pääsi mukaan jokaisen kolmen edellisen kyselyn kolme eniten ääniä saanutta - tosin yhdessä kyselyssä oli jaettu hopeasija ja yhdessä jaettu pronssisija, joten jatkoon pääsi 11 eläintä.

Fasaani (Phasianus colchicus), Suomeen riistalinnuksi istutettu aasialainen metsäkanalintu.

Hömötiainen (Poecile montanus), joka oli vielä vielä 1960-luvun lopulla Suomen neljänneksi runsain lintulaji, nykyisin se on erittäin uhanalainen.

Kuukkeli (Perisoreus infaustus), Suomen pienin varislintu, hävinnyt Hamina-Pori-linjan eteläpuolelta.

Metsäkauris (Capreolus capreolus), pienikokoinen hirvieläin, jonka kanta on elinvoimainen lukuunottamatta Italiassa tavattavaa alalajia C. c. italicus, joka on uhanalainen.

Mustarastas (Turdus merula), lajin nimestä huolimatta vain koiras on musta, naaras on väriltään tummanruskea.

[smallerdelusions]

Wreath of Jays

Eight of the ten current genera of jays are represented here. Three genera have only one member: the Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus) and the Piapiac (Ptilostomus) are the two I left out. I really wanted to show all the beautiful colors of the old- and new-world jay subfamilies.

From the bottom, going counter clockwise:

Genus Cyanocorax; Green Jay (C. luxuosus)

Genus Cyanocitta; Blue Jay (C. cristata)

Genus Garrulus; Eurasian Jay (G. glandarius)

Genus Perisoreus; Canada Jay (P. canadensis)

Genus Aphelocoma; California Scrub Jay (A. californica)

Genus Podoces; Mongolian Ground Jay (P. hendersoni)

Genus Zavattariornis; Ethiopian Bushcrow (Z. stresemanni)

Genus Cyanolyca; Azure-Hooded Jay (C. cucullata)

Thanks for reading! (and happy holidays!)

[spinus-pinus]

Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis

5/17/2024 Spokane County, Washington

Andrew Thomas via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[herpsandbirds]

Sorry it took so long to submit this, I've gotten super duper busy ^^;

But here's the bird I was wondering about! It was found up by mt st Helen's, in the gifford pinchot national forest in Washington.

Paxon:

Oh, Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis), family Corvidae, one of my favorites!

[birdblues]

Siberian Jay

[mountrainiernps]

Clark’s Nutcrackers, Nucifraga columbiana, are sometimes confused with their smaller cousins, Canada Jays, Perisoreus canadensis. While both are black, gray and white and both are members of the Corvid family, there are a few differences.

One big difference is that the Clark’s nutcracker is bigger. The Canada jay has about an 18 inch span from wingtip to wingtip. The nutcracker wingspan is longer at 24 inches across.

Their coloring is a bit different as well. Canada jays have black on their head while the Clark’s nutcracker is more gray. Also Clark’s nutcrackers have mostly black wings except for white on the trailing edge of the secondaries.

Another big difference? Pine seeds. Clark’s nutcrackers are amazing cachers of pine seeds. They love these seeds, especially the white bark pine. Seeds from these trees are full of calories. To take advantage of these seeds, and other conifer seeds, these birds have developed some great ways to cache and store food for the winter and even spring. They have a pouch under their tongue that allows them to hold 30-150 seeds. Once all gathered, the Clark’s nutcracker can fly up to 15 miles away to dig a small trench, bury the seeds and memorize the local landmarks (like trees, rocks, logs). Working all fall gathering pine seeds allows these birds to eat all winter. In fact, their memory is great even 6 months later. Of course, what the birds forget or don’t need to eat is a seed planted for the future. A single Clark’s nutcracker can cache up to 30,000 seeds in a single season.

Have you seen a Clark’s nutcracker in the park? Have you watched them flying across a meadow? Heard their “krraaaaak” as they call to each other? ~ams

More information on Clark’s Nutcrackers in the national park can be found here https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/corvids.htm

These photographs are from years past and do not reflect current conditions. NPS/B. Klopp Photo. Clark’s nutcracker sitting on a rock. June, 2005. NPS/L. Lane Photo. Two Clark’s nutcracker sit on the hood of a blue car with car antenna.

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68463457] Canada Jay || Perisoreus canadensis Observed in Canada

[okaima]

Karelian words - Corvidae

Grača - Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Harakku, hačakka, račakka - Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)

Koarneh, klonku, grońoi, vorona - Common raven (Corvus corax)

Kuukšoi - Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)

Ńoakka, šńoakka - Western jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Ńärhi, reäčky, meččäharakka - Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Varoi, broni - Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)