Utah Bird Profile
 Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri

Name Roots: (Gr. cyanos, "blue"; kitta, "a jay" - for George Wilhelm Steller)

In Utah:   
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a conifer at a height of 8-25 (To 100) feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: ground forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in mountain shrub and northern oak habitats.
  

by Marlene Foard

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