They make a variety of sounds, one very similar to the call of the red-shouldered hawk, perhaps to intimidate competition away from food sources. The blue jay is one of the larger perching birds.

Off in the distances I can hear the familiar scream-like call of a blue jay. The sound pierces through the yellow and orange autumn maple leaves on a crisp blue sky day. I sit enjoying the ...

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With a salmon coloured body and an electric blue wing panel, the Irish jay is a bird to behold ... Complex tunes with laser-like sounds.