All about Blue Jays

By Bailey

About the AuthorSome things I like arebaseball, basketball,going to Twins games,sewing, playing gamesand playing webkinz onthe computer.The reason that I pickthe Blue Jay because Iam very interest inthem and I see themevery day at my house.I also wanted to learnmore about this kind ofbird.

Who I am?The only thing differentbetween the male andthe female is that themale is bigger than thefemale. The Blue Jaysare light blue with agray belly. Blue Jay aresong bird. Very fewbirds like the Blue Jaybecause they eat otherbirds egg.

The Early yearsThe eggs are sky bluewith black speaks.When they are borntheir eyes are closed,they are wet,and theydon’t have any feathers. They stay with theirparents until they aretwo years old. Thebaby Blue jay is in theegg for seventeen toeighteen days.

Habitat Sweet HabitatThe habitat is aforest and it gets afar amount of rain ayear. It has all fourseasons.

What’s on the menu?The thing that theBlue Jays eat themost is nuts. Theyfind them In treesand on the ground.They also eatseeds, grains, andfresh fruit right offthe trees andbushes.

Making TracksThe tracks are threeinches long, and twoinches in width.They have threeclaws, and can youcan see the tracksin the snow andmud. The talons areblack with yellowspecks.

Simply Irresistible!Now I am going to tellyou about someinteresting facts. Didyou know that thebreeding season isfrom March to July?The Average eggs are3 to 6 per spring. If theBlue Jay lives in thewild it’s life span isseven years.

Where in the world

The Blue jays live in a little part ofCanada and North Eastern hemisphereof the United States. The Blue jaysdon’t like to go too close or too far fromthe equater.

Did you Know?1.Did you know thatthe first flight takesseventeen to twentyone days.2.The period of thehatching isseventeen days.

3.The Blue Jayshave been chosenfor many sportteams mascot.4.Some times theyhide their food andthey sometimes forget to find it.

Resource ListCardinals and other song birds author ?Everything birds author Cherie Winnerhttp://www.bluejaylearningzone.com/blue_jay_facts.jpghttp://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a169/libsys/Album2_Apr2006/BabyBlueJs.jpg