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What Do Jays Eat?

What Do Jays Eat?

Jays are opportunistic omnivores and eat many foods, like acorns, berries, nuts, seeds, and insects - they have even been known to raid other birds' nests for eggs and fledglings and eat small mammals like mice!

Wild jays also love to eat acorns, and you may see them digging these out of the ground on occasion. However, if you don't have room for your own oak tree, you'll need to find an alternative jay bird food!

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More About Jays

  • Jays have been known to bury acorns in the autumn and retrieve them later in the winter - they are actually one of the most important dispersers of oak trees!
     
  • There's no mistaking a Jay's call - a loud screaming screech!
     
  • Jays are one of the most intelligent bird species, they can even flawlessly imitate the calls of hawks and do so to scare away other birds and competitors from food.
     
  • Jays participate in "anting", where they allow ants to crawl over their feathers in order to combat parasites. 
     
  • Blue jays typically form monogamous bonds with a mate for life.
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