[NatureNS] size of corvid flocks

Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:43:26 -0400
From: Brian Bartlett <bbartlett@eastlink.ca>
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Here in West End Halifax I find it's common to see Blue Jays alone or in pairs, and even more often to hear them, but less common to see them in larger groups -- such as half a dozen close together I saw a few days ago, without binoculars so I couldn't tell if there was a mix of adults and juveniles. While I've had so little luck with backyard feeders that I've given up on them (having two outdoor cats is no help), I wonder if those with feeders are accustomed to seeing larger groups of Blue Jays. I've read that all members of the Corvid family gather at least in small groups, but I'm wondering how large groups of Blue Jays get. Surely nothing like mobs of Crows -- but how much larger than 1/2 dozen?
Thanks for any observations.
Brian

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here in West End Halifax I find&nbsp;it's common to 
see Blue Jays alone or in pairs, and even more often to hear them, but less 
common to see them in larger groups -- such as half a dozen&nbsp;close together 
I saw a few days ago, without binoculars so I couldn't tell if there was a mix 
of adults and juveniles. While I've had so little luck with backyard feeders 
that I've given up on them (having two outdoor cats is no help), I wonder if 
those with feeders are accustomed to seeing larger groups of Blue Jays. I've 
read that all members of the Corvid family gather at least in small groups, but 
I'm wondering how large groups of Blue Jays get. Surely nothing like mobs of 
Crows -- but how much larger than 1/2 dozen?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any observations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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