Re: [cobirds] Blue Jay mimics Cooper’s call, Boulder County

The blue jays in my yard have been doing very good Cooper's hawks imitations, as well. I have been fooled a couple of times; the imitations are better than their imitations of red tailed hawks.



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> On Oct 10, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Paula Hansley <redstart.paula@gmail.com> wrote:
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> CObirders,
> I throw out peanuts at sunrise for my Blue Jays. The jays have gotten to expect this treat, so they have started arriving before sunrise. They make so much noise that they wake up the neighbors unless I throw out peanuts!
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> One jay has figured out how to have the peanuts to himself: he arrives first and sits in my maple tree calling like a Cooper's Hawk! At first, I thought it was a hawk, but I could never find it. This smart bird has the peanuts to himself for the first five minutes or until he has had his fill!
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> Paula Hansley
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