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1. MADERA CANYON
Mexican Jay (Arizona)
Also known as the Gray-Fronted Jay.(February)

2. CABIN LAKE
Pinyon Jay (Oregon)
Very gregarious & their call sounds like - Fried Rice - Fried Rice. (September)

3. CRAWFORD STATE PARK
Blue Jay (Kansas)
The blue & white contrast is very striking. (November)

4. LEE VINING
Stellar's Jay (California)
Big population here. (May)

5. ALUM ROCK PARK
Stellar's Jay (California)
Readily come for peanuts (April)

6. LEE VINING
Stellars Jay (California)
Found in coniferous habitat. (May)

7. VALLEY OF FIRES
Scrub Jay (New Mexico)
Common in chaparral habitat.(November)

8. CATALINA STATE PARK
Scrub Jay (Arizona)
Love suet. (February)

9. LAKE CLEVELAND
Clark's Nutcracker (Idaho)
Can be found at high altitudes. (August)

10. RANCH AT ROMA
Green Jay (Texas)
Multi-colored Jay of the Rio Grande Valley.(January)

11. YELLOWSTONE PARK
Gray Jay (Wyoming)
Also known as Canadian Jay, Whisky Jack, & Camp Robber. (October)

12. CABIN LAKE
Clark's Nutcracker (Oregon)
Not only feeds on pine nuts, but spreads their plantings. (September)

13. PROVO
Black-Billed Magpie (Utah)
The wests black & white jay. (November)

14. YELLOWSTONE PARK
Black-Billed Magpies (Wyoming)
Magpies are very raucous & intelligent. (October)

15. SAN LUIS
Yellow-Billed Magpie (California)
These birds are only found in California, but there is a large population there. (April)

16. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
American Robin (Idaho)
Our most adaptable bird. (June)

17. YELLOWSTONE PARK
Common Raven (Wyoming)
Our largest jay. (May)

18. BOSQUE del APACHE
American Crow (New Mexico)
Looks like a smaller Raven. (January)

19. LAKE McCLELAN STATE PARK
Eastern Bluebird (Texas)
At a watering spot. (February)

20. ROAD to CITY of ROCKS
Mountain Bluebird (Idaho)
Readily nest in bird nesting boxes.. (June)

21. CITY OF ROCKS
Mountain Bluebird (Idaho)
In a Wild Rose bush. (June)

22. LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Western Bluebird (California)
Rusty back is different from the Eastern Bluebird. (November)

23. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Townsend's Solitaire (Idaho)
This Robin cousin only comes to water when the light is dim.(May)

24. CABIN LAKE
Western Bluebird (Oregon)
At water seep.. (September)

25. YARD WEST OF BURLEY
Swainson's Thrush (Idaho)
Likes moist woodlands.. (May)

26. TILLICUM BEACH
Varied Thrush (Oregon)
Northern version of the Robin. (February)

27. LAKE CLEVELAND
Hermit Thrush (Idaho)
Like many thrushes, it is very secretive.Look for a rust-colored tail. (July)