Call: a piercing sheck sheck sheck and a descending harsh shhhhhkk. The Steller’s jay frequently mimics other species, particularly raptors, and also incorporates calls of squirrels and ...

“Hey, I’ve got a Steller’s jay in my yard,” a friend called me ... If the feeders are full of birds, they will give a call of a Red-tailed hawk, and all the other birds will head for ...

Interior populations are more secretive and often are seen darting from bush to bush or are simply heard giving their harsh calls ... Both the Steller’s jay and the blue jay have conspicuous ...