Utah Bird Profile
 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma woodhouseii

Name Roots: (Gr. aphelos, "smooth"; koms, "hair" )

In Utah:  
by Cliff Miles

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Nesting,
feeding, behaviors:
Nests in a deciduous tree or in a shrub at a height of 3-30 feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: ground forager.
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in mountain shrub and pinyon-juniper habitats.
How to find:  

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