California Scrub Jay

California Scrub Jay

A fairly large songbird with lanky dimensions. The tail is long and floppy; the bird often adopts a hunched-over posture. The bill is straight and stout, with a hook at the tip. Look for California Scrub-Jays in open habitats, oak woodlands, and chaparral along the West Coast, as well as in backyards, pastures, and orchards. Typically, though not always, in lower and drier habitats than Steller’s Jay. Diet is mostly acorns, using the hook on it's bill to open the acorns.

This one was along the railroad tracks on Colville and I saw a pair further along the tracks today.