NOTES: BLUE JAY IN CALIFORNIA

Abstract

On 30 October 1963 Dr. John D. Goodman of the University of Redlands heard a strange call outside his home in Igos, San Bernardino County, and upon investigating found a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). This bird remained in and around Igos, a small community along Mill Creek Canyon at 3900 ft. elevation in the San Bernardino Mountains, until 20 April 1964. It was usually with a loose mixed flock of Steller’s Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) and Scrub Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) frequenting the area, and often came to feeders maintained by the local residents.