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Steller's Jay 

Traits: Medium-sized, dark blue and black bird with a long tail

Habitat: Coastal rainforest, including openings and edges during summer

Foods: Seeds and berries of trees and shrubs, beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, moths, spiders, eggs, young birds

Eaten by: Hawks, falcons, owls

Do You Know? Jays sometimes follow predators around, or are attracted by predator activities. They then feed on the scraps left by predators.

Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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