HIS bird goes un- 
SF der many different 
names, such as: 
whiskey-jack, camp rob- 
ber, moose bird, cat bird 
and gorbey; but its true 
name is Canada Jay, 
although it is more com- 
monly called moose bird. 
It is really a mocking 
bird and can imitate al- 
most any bird in the 
woods. It can almost 
imitate a screech owl. 
It is a little smaller 
than the blue jay. There 
has been no satisfactory 
explanation of its nest- 
ing season which is in 
March when the snow is 
still deep and the ground 
is frozen. 
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HE moose bird is 
one of the trapper’s 
greatest enemies, for he 
will rob the traps when- 
ever he can. He spring's 
the traps and picks holes 
in the game caught in 
them. He also destroys 
a vast amount of bird 
life, robbing the nests 
of eggs or killing the 
young birds. <A _ par- 
tridge once had a nest 
across the yard from 
one of my camps, and I 
used to see her nearly 
every day feeding in the 
yard in front of the camp. I watched 
the nest until there were about a dozen 
egg’s in it and then I noticed they be- 
gan to disappear. A few days later, 
when coming to the camp, I saw a 
moose bird fly across the yard with an 
egg in his claws. I chased him and 
made him drop it. Then I went in and 
got my gun and shot him when he came 
back. On looking at the nest I found 
only three eggs left. Then I examined 
the egg the bird had dropped and 
found he had picked holes in it to get 
his claws in. 
If you leave a piece of meat or any 
kind of provisions without being well 
covered, the moose bird will soon de- 
stroy it. It is amusing to watch them 
feeding on the carcasses of game killed 
by the sportsman. One family, gen- 
erally of three and not more than four, 
takes possession of it and keeps all the 
others away. They will fill their 

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Henry Braithwaite’s Tales 
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The Moose Bird 
Forest 

Henry Braithwaite in the winter woods. 
throats full of meat, and it is won- 
derful the quantity they can carry in 
them, and fly off and deposit it in a 
hiding place in a tree, and then go 
back for more. 
EANWHILE another family will 
be watching them and as soon as 
the first family has gone back to the 
game, the second will go and steal what 
the first one has hidden and hide it 
for itself. Perhaps there will be a 
third family watching the second and 
will in turn steal from them. They 
will keep this up for days until the 
carcass is gone or snowed up. 
When lunching in the woods one is 
generally visited by a flock of moose 
birds. Many sporting people, especial- 
ly ladies, have great fun throwing 
crumbs of bread and watching the 
moose birds pick them up. They will 
keep coming closer and closer until 
It will identify you. 
