- The young from the year before help their parents raise young the year after they are born.
- Green Jays are very bold and will often allow close approach.
- They will visit feeders that have oranges and jelly like an oriole.
- Green Jays are known to use tools such as sticks to find bugs to eat.
- There are two populations in Central and South America seperated by 900 miles that may represent seperate species.
#14 Wood Thrush
- Many people consider the song of a Wood Thrush as one of the most musical of all birds.
- Wood Thrushes return to their breeding grounds year after year.
- Brown-headed Cowbirds parasitize the nest of the Wood Thrush as much as any other species.
- It is the official bird of the District of Columbia.
- Forest fragmentation is a primary concern for conservationists studying the decline of the population
The first upset of the bird bracket occured last time with Anhinga beating Common Loon.
1 comment:
I haven't heard of the bird bracket but it's extremely hard for me to choose one bird over the other since I love all birds. I like the family aspect of the green jay, but I like the subtle beauty and the song of the wood thrush. I've seen a wood thrush. I've never seen a green jay.
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