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Steller's Jay Sounds

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© Jay W McGowan | Macaulay Library California, June 12, 2012

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Oregon, March 19, 1989Recorded by Geoffrey A Keller | Macaulay Library
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California, May 31, 2001Recorded by Geoffrey A Keller | Macaulay Library
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California, June 04, 1992Recorded by Randolph S Little | Macaulay Library
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Songs

Males and sometimes females sing a quiet series of whistled, gurgled, and, popping sounds that they string together. This song is most frequently heard during courtship.

Calls

Steller's Jays give a loud and repeated shook shook shook shook call year-round, in flight, while perched, and during aggressive interactions. They also make a variety of guttural sounds and a harsh, nasal sounding growl. Sometimes they mimics birds, mammals, and other sounds in their environment. Researchers have heard them imitating squirrels, Northern Flickers, Northern Goshawks, White-breasted Nuthatches, and mechanical sounds such as water sprinklers.

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