| Common Name: | Jay, Western Scrub- | | Scientific Name: | Aphelocoma californica | | Family: | Corvidae | | Area: | Sycamore Campground - Red Bluff, California | | Date: | November 18, 2009 | 
Also known as California Scrub Jay, and many times erroneously called Blue Jay. This is a very common jay of the inland valleys, and has adapted so well to cities where it could easily be considered a pest at bird feeders. | 
Adair Pond - Corvallis, Oregon - - - May 23, 2011 | | Reference: | Western Birds by Peterson / Familiar Birds of Northwest Forest, Fields and Gardens by Marshall / Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley |
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