California Scrub-Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Image © Jim Gain @ Del Puerto Canyon
STATUS: Common Year-round Resident and Breeder
TYPICAL HABITAT: Widespread
FIRST RECORD: 12/12/1915 @ La Grange By Joseph S. Dixon MVZ Bird 26239
First eBird Record: 3/17/1974 @ San Joaquin River NWR by Peter Bono https://ebird.org/checklist/S2589743
NOTE: In 1995 the Scrub Jay was split into three species – Island, Western, and Florida Scrub-Jays. In 2018 the Western Scrub-Jay was split into two species; California Scrub-Jay and Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay.
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