Utah Bird Profile
 Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana

Name Roots: (L. nux, nucis, "nut"; frango, "break" - from the Columbia River area)
In Utah:   
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:		 Nests in a conifer at a height of 8-50 feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: upper-canopy forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in mixed conifer and sub-alpine conifer habitats.
  

by Lu Giddings

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