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The Blue Jay's scientific name is "cyanocitta cristata," which is a Greek and Latin word for a "blue, chattering bird." [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-about.asp] Their call can be a "jay" sound or a "queedle" sound, along with the many other calls and voices they can mimic. [http://www.aspensongwildbirdfood.com/wildbirds/speciesprofiles/detail.php?id=69] | The Blue Jay's scientific name is "cyanocitta cristata," which is a Greek and Latin word for a "blue, chattering bird." [http://www.birdhouses101.com/blue-jay-about.asp] Their call can be a "jay" sound or a "queedle" sound, along with the many other calls and voices they can mimic. [http://www.aspensongwildbirdfood.com/wildbirds/speciesprofiles/detail.php?id=69] | ||
They are very loud birds with many different calls. Their sounds can either be very harsh or more of a whistling sound. They are even known | They are very loud birds with many different calls. Their sounds can either be very harsh or more of a whistling sound. They are even known to imitate the calls of [[hawks]], supposedly to warn other blue jays that a hawk is near. [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Blue_Jay.html#description] | ||
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