Scrub Jay on the Nest
Posted by juliana on March 29th, 2009 filed in BirdsThe female Western Scrub Jay is on the nest now almost constantly. Once when I was watching her, the male flew in and fed her. He always the one who feeds her. I’ve only seen her leave the nest once! This break was very quick (lasting a minute at most) which makes me think she definitely has eggs. Whenever I come near she lowers crouches down lower in the nest and tries to not be seen, another reason I think she’s protecting eggs. The nest is in the heart of the bush and it’s pretty hidden by leaves and branches so I haven’t been able to confirm that there are eggs or get any pictures.
May 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Hi Juliana-
How’s your scrub jay doing?
I’ve been watching a mocking bid pair build a nest in the navel orange tree in my back yard. Don’t think there are eggs because I often see both of them on the edge of the neighbor’s nearby garage roof checking for cats. (I have two and there are at least two more who hang out in my overgrown garden area.)
-John