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[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cyanocitta_cristata.html]They breed in gardens, farms, forests, or parks. [http://www.nrri.umn.edu/mnbirds/accounts/BLJAa2.htm] Their nests are built in trees or shrubs about 8-30 feet off the ground using twigs, bark, weeds, feathers, grass, roots, and whatever else they can find. [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-Nesting.asp] The inside of the nest is lined with mud and feathers and is about 10cm across. The total diameter of the nest is about 18cm. [http://www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com/blue_jay_info.htm] They have also been known to have something white on the outside of the nest. It can be a candy wrapper, piece of bark, a paper towel they've found, or a white leaf. [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-Nesting.asp] | [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cyanocitta_cristata.html]They breed in gardens, farms, forests, or parks. [http://www.nrri.umn.edu/mnbirds/accounts/BLJAa2.htm] Their nests are built in trees or shrubs about 8-30 feet off the ground using twigs, bark, weeds, feathers, grass, roots, and whatever else they can find. [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-Nesting.asp] The inside of the nest is lined with mud and feathers and is about 10cm across. The total diameter of the nest is about 18cm. [http://www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com/blue_jay_info.htm] They have also been known to have something white on the outside of the nest. It can be a candy wrapper, piece of bark, a paper towel they've found, or a white leaf. [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-Nesting.asp] | ||
They are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs that hatch outside the body. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/oviparous] They lay about 3-7 blue-green eggs at a time, which is called a clutch of eggs. [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Bluejayprintout.shtml] They eggs can be a variety of glossy colors like pink, blue, green, or olive with brown or purple speckles. [http://www.all-birds.com/Blue-Jay.htm] | They are [[oviparous]], meaning they lay eggs that hatch outside the body. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/oviparous] They lay about 3-7 blue-green eggs at a time, which is called a clutch of eggs. [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Bluejayprintout.shtml] They eggs can be a variety of glossy colors like pink, blue, green, or olive with brown or purple speckles. [http://www.all-birds.com/Blue-Jay.htm] | ||
After the eggs are layed, they are incubated mainly by the mother for 18 days. The mothers shed the feathers off a part of their stomache called the incubation patch. The area is filled with small blood vessels and provides heat for the eggs or young fledges. [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-facts.asp] | After the eggs are layed, they are incubated mainly by the mother for 18 days. The mothers shed the feathers off a part of their stomache called the incubation patch. The area is filled with small blood vessels and provides heat for the eggs or young fledges. [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-facts.asp] | ||
