On 8/12/2017 11:05 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 10:28:39 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> snip
>>
>> There are a lot of different kinds of blue jays. Seems like on the west
>> coast they're mostly scrub jays. The eastern jays I see are like this:
>>
>> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/id
>>
>> Having said that, when I scatter seed and in-the-shell peanuts for the
>> birds in the *winter* I often see a blue jay fly off with sunflower
>> seeds or a peanut. I can't say for sure whether they stash them or eat
>> them. I do know there aren't any nestlings for them to feed in December
>> and January.
>>
>> The only critters that hoard shiny objects around here are raccoons. I
>> had a very nice bird feeder that hung from three chains joined by an
>> S-hook at the top. One morning I got up and the feeder was down on the
>> ground. The S-hook was there but the chains were gone! I kept
>> picturing little gangs of raccoons carrying chains, maybe reenacting a
>> scene from 'West Side Story'. LOL
>>
>> Jill
>
> We have the Steller's Jay, a handsome bird, here in the northwest
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller%27s_jay
> Janet US
>
Steller jays are very pretty! Of course you got my point: Sheldon can't
speak for the habits of all the different blue jays. I don't know what
the cardinals do with the sunflower seeds they carry off. They eat some
right there, they carry some away. In the spring they have hatchlings
to feed, but not in the winter. Perhaps they're stashing some away for
later.

Jill