Claude W. Leister, New York Zoological Society . 
BLUE JAY AND YOUNG (Cyanocitta cristata). Length: 1 foot. Range: North 
America. 
Nothing arouses the sporting blood of these birds more than the sight of 
a hawk or an owl. The blue-coated mob swarms around its larger prey with 
deafening shrieks and usually succeeds in driving off the marauder. 
American Museum of Natural History. 
BLUE JAY NESTING . Blue jays like 
to nest in evergreens. Their nests 
are loosely constructed of twigs, 
bark, weeds and pine needles. 
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