Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
(L 11" WS 16" WT 3 oz)
“A bluejay hasn’t any more principle than an ex-
congressman, and he will steal, deceive and
betray four times out of five; and as for the
sacredness of an obligation, you cannot scare
him in the detail of principle.”
congressman, and he will steal, deceive and
betray four times out of five; and as for the
sacredness of an obligation, you cannot scare
him in the detail of principle.”
(Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad)
Oak Park
yard birds
Some migrate in winter...some
don’t. Why the difference?
don’t. Why the difference?
Cyanocitta in Greek
means dark blue;
cristata in Latin
means crest.
means dark blue;
cristata in Latin
means crest.
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Bob
Sundstrom
Sundstrom
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
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17Sept2015
23Apr2006
Montrose Harbor
Chicago
13May2016