[Tweeters] Where do California jays go in the winter?

[Wilson Cady]

Every fall we get a massive movement of both California Scrub Jays and Steller's Jays moving east up the Columbia River Gorge. Often there will be a good number of Lewis's Woodpeckers with them. I checked eBird for the high count for all three species here in Skamania County and they all came from the St. Cloud Recreation Area on Sept. 24, 2017, 58 Lewis's Woodpeckers, 450 Steller's Jays and 150 California Scrub Jays. I have seen numbers like this there on several occasions where the movement was a steady stream of birds for several days in a row but haven't found where they are moving too yet.  Wilson Cady
Columbia River Gorge, WA

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From: Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where do California jays go in the winter?
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:35:40 -0700


In Port Townsend, they seem to have figured out microclimates. Many pairs are common in summer on the west side of town, where a valley can typically be 10 degrees warmer than the official PT temperature. In winter, when that valley can be 10 degrees colder, they are closer to the waterfront on the east side of town. These locations are only a half-mile apart.    
On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 12:17 PM Philip Dickinson <pdickins at gmail.com> wrote:We see them all winter in Marysville/Everett area but they are more active in the fall acorn season
 
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 > On Mar 11, 2024, at 12:14 PM, Sharon Howard <clmssh at comcast.net> wrote:
 > 
 > Yesterday a pair of California scrub jays were back at our house.  We haven’t seen any since last Fall, but these two seemed to know just where to expect some raw peanuts so may be some of our past visitors.  They clearly enjoyed the peanuts.   I didn’t think these jays migrated, but since we’ve not seen any for a few months so I am wondering where they spent the time they have not been around.   Have not seen any Stellar’s Jays back yet.
 > 
 > Sharon Howard
 > Lower Sunset Hill/Ballard
 > 
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