<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi Tweets and Jay watchers -<div>“I don’t know what all the fuss is about.“ I have been living in the Tacoma area since 2002. I don’t recall when I began noticing Scrub Jays, but certainly over the last 20 years, I have been seeing them regularly throughout the year, though maybe not in large numbers. At Mountain View Cemetery for example, I can be assured of seeing multiple birds anytime I’ve gone there for a number of years.</div><div>I guess these postings remind me to appreciate my sightings going forward. </div><div><br></div><div>Incidentally, I’m always surprised to see how often Steller’s Jay is misspelled in Tweeters’ posts. This species, likewise Steller’s Sea Lion and Steller’s Sea Eagle, is named by/for German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller. Please spread the word ☺️</div><div><br></div><div>Good birding,</div><div>Greg Pluth </div><div>University Place <br><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 27, 2025, at 12:13 PM, Steve Loitz via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">CASJs are now in and around Ellensburg. A few years ago, it was rare to see one north of Yakima.<div><br></div><div>Steve Loitz</div><div>Ellensburg WA</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Oct 27, 2025 at 11:36:37, Stephen Elston via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div><div>I am regularly seeing California Scrub Jay in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. The Stelars Jays still outnumber them significantly. </div><div></div></div>
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For better and worse, Scrub Jays are quite good at expanding territory. Back when I was living in California there was an area I was monitoring regularly over a number of years, and over about a decade, we saw it go from being primarily a Stellar’s Jay area to Scrub Jay territory with only a couple of isolated Stellar’s families in the deeper wooded areas. I expect by now the Stellar’s have been completely pushed out. Scrub Jays keep more of a family unit going than Stellar’s, which I think gives them an advantage when competing for territory (much like Northern Mockingbirds do). The Scrub Jays adapt much more easily to suburban and urban environments. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Chuq</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(39,39,40);font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">---------------------------------------<br><br>Chuq Von Rospach (<a href="http://www.chuq.me" target="_blank">http://www.chuq.me</a>)</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Silverdale, Washington</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer<br><br>Email me at: <a href="mailto:chuqvr@gmail.com" target="_blank">chuqvr@gmail.com</a><br>Mastodon: @<a href="mailto:chuqvr@fosstodon.org" target="_blank">chuqvr@fosstodon.org</a><br><br>Stay Updated with what I'm doing: <a href="https://www.chuq.me/6fps/" target="_blank">https://www.chuq.me/6fps/</a><br>My latest e-book: <a href="https://www.chuq.me/ebooks" target="_blank">https://www.chuq.me/ebooks</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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