Comments on: Super Hero Scrub Jay http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/12/28/super-hero-scrub-jay/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Annette http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/12/28/super-hero-scrub-jay/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Annette Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:01:59 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/12/28/super-hero-scrub-jay/#comment-105 We had Western Tanagers fly through our woods this spring. This is my first year in the mountains, so I don’t know if their presence was normal or not. It probably was, but with all the snow we got this wacky winter, it is hard to tell. Anyway, the best part of their visit was watching them chase the Steller’s Jays all over the trees. The Jays stayed a bit scarce until the Tanagers moved on. The birds here are the best entertainment.

]]> By: Barbi http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/12/28/super-hero-scrub-jay/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Barbi Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:23:33 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/12/28/super-hero-scrub-jay/#comment-104 Gary, do Scrub Jays have a community / family ‘pecking’ order?

Our scrub jay lands in our hands to get its peanuts. It appears to treat my husband as a child or a subordinate. For example, if my husband is ‘late’ bringing out the peanut, or if the peanut offering is deemed to be sub-standard in some way, the jay will drop the peanut on the ground, peck at his palm, and squawk at him, as if it is scolding him. The jay rarely exhibits this behavior with me.

Also, occasionally the jay will sit in my hand and just look at me, softly warbling for a minute or two before taking the peanut and flying off. It does this with both of us.

Can you explain this behavior?

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