Steller’s Jay*
Cyanocitta stelleri
(L 11.5" WS 19" Wt 3.7 oz)
Has a crest like the close-
ly-related Blue Jay.
ly-related Blue Jay.
Sandia Peak
New Mexico
12Mar2012
*Interior West race
- has white forehead marks
Stellar’s Jay
Blue Jay brother
Singing to the mountain
On his knobby tree
White water rushing
Blue Jay brother
Looking, Staring
Watching!
Jay’s spiky styled Mohawk
Bowing to
Spring morning sky
Stellar beak
Singing to the mountain
(by Isabel, Grade 3)