If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

8/11/02 Mt. San Jacinto State Park, Riverside County, CA
7/9/07 Shingle Mill Day Use Area off of Hwy. 395 next to the West Walker River. Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA
5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, 4,000'
San Diego County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Steller's Jay

SPECIES: Cyanocitta stelleri

LIFE LIST DATE: 6/15/2002

LOCATION: Chilao Visitor Center, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:

HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: In shady forests of western mountains and coast, this dark jay is common, often lurking at picnic grounds or visiting bird feeders. 

 IDENTIFYING MARKS: 11 1/2"; The only all-dark jay with a crest. Small spots on forehead and near eye may be white (especially inland) or blue (near the coast). 

VOICE: Harsh, scraping kesssh kesssh, and fast shek-shek-shek. Also soft whistles, hawklike screams, many other notes. 
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