Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma califormica woodhouseii

Diet

Eats insects and fruit during spring and summer, and nuts and seeds in fall and winter. Also eats lizards and nestling birds.

Habitat

Inhabits pinyon-juniper and oak-pinyon forests of the interior western United States. Also found around suburbs, golf courses, and parks.

Nesting

Builds a basket nest of twigs lined with roots, plant fibers, and livestock hair. Lays 1-5 eggs. Incubation is 17-19 days, and fledging occurs 17-19 days later.

Did you know?

Until July 2016, this species was considered part of the same species as the California scrub-jay. Unlike its California cousin, the Woodhouse’s scrub-jay is mostly uncommon.