CROWS, MAGPIES, AXD JAYS 



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Photograph b\ II W P n It 

 LENDING A HAND TO A FLORIDA JAY AT SUBRINC (SEi; PAGU Jl) 



MRS. BLUi; JAY MAKES A 



Photograph by Guy A. Bailey 

 DEVOTKD MOTHER 



Usually she and her mate build a new nest each year, using twigs and small branches broken 

 from the trees. Although generally a noisy bird, the blue jay becomes a model of quiet and cau- 

 tion while the young are in the nest (see text, page 68). 



