Utah Bird Profile
  Gray Jay - Perisoreus canadensis

Name Roots: (Gr. perisoreuo, "to heap up" [food] - of  Canada)

In Utah:   
by Kendall Brown

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a conifer at a height of 4-30 (To 85) 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.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (FP)

(See Legend)

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