Blue Jay Research Paper

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What are Birds? Birds are creatures covered with feathers, wings, and scale-covered legs, and they are also wonderful creatures made by God. Interesting fact, Did you know that there are like 9,000 species of birds alive today, in the size from the tiny bee hummingbird, which is like 2 inches long and weighs about 7/100 of an ounce, up to the African ostrich, and they may stand nearly 8 feet tall and weigh nearly 350 pounds. All birds have wings you know, but not all birds can fly. Plus birds have no teeth, but there are some birds out there God made that has teeth, but those birds are extinct. Birds are warm-blooded creatures, so they can live in cool regions of the earth as well as in warm regions. Most birds are designed for flying, of course, …show more content…
Did you know that blue jays stay as natural forest dwellers? They are also really smart and intelligent birds. They are a familiar and noisy presence around many North American bird feeders. From what I researched, the blue jay's "Jay! Jay!" call is only one of a wide option of sounds the bird employs, including excellent imitations of several hawk calls also. Blue jays are previously known to eat eggs or nestlings, and it is this practice that has tarnished their reputation. In fact, they are largely vegetarian birds. They also have a diet too. Most of their diet is with acorns, nuts, and seeds, even though they also eat small creatures such as caterpillars, grasshoppers, and beetles. Blue jays sometimes keep acorns in the ground and may fail to get them back, though in the aiding of the spread of forests. In much of eastern and central North America, blue jays are gradually extending their range to the Northwest. They are fairly social and are usually found in pairs or in family groups or small flocks. Most northern birds head south for the winter and also join in large flocks of up to 250 birds to make the long journey worthwhile. However, this is a bit of a mystery to scientists. Some birds winter in all parts of the blue jay's territory, and some individual birds may migrate one year and not the next. It is still unclear what factors determine whether each blue jay or each family decides to beat. The blue jay is approximately between 9 and 12 inches in length of size, this is a small bird. It has bright blue on top and to the throat, white and gray, plus chest and belly. It has a gray-blue crest on its head and black and white nice bars on its wings and tail. It has black, on its bill, legs, and feet. It also has a black "necklace" on its lower throat. Plus, the Blue Jay likes to adapt to nice settlement conditions. Throughout its range, it is basically more common in settled regions and provided there are a few trees than