Blue Jay - Bird Food, Bird Seed, Bird Feeder, Birdhouse ...

The primaries are longer and are black edged with blue.

The long tail feathers are blue with black barring and white tips.

Figure 5 - Tail Feathers

Figure 6 - Alula Feathers

 

The black barring on the alula feathers (by my thumb) are an indicator of the bird's age. Black barring occurs in older birds. Younger birds lack the black barring on the alula feathers. (Figure 7)

Younger Jays lack the black barring on the alula feathers.

Figure 7 - Alula Feathers of Younger Jay

 

Figure 8 - Flight Feather Molt

During the summer, adult jays replace their feathers. Flight feathers are replaced sequentially and symmetrically (the same...

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it looks like a bluejay with long tail feathers

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Finally saw the rerun. It was supposed to be a blue-jay but the tail feathers were too long. God bless those of you who tried to look it up

4 years ago....

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Identify a bird seen in Massachusetts by color - WhatBird

Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike: Medium shrike with gray upperparts and paler gray underparts. Mask is black and throat is white. Bill is heavy and slightly hooked. Wings are black with white patches. Tail is long, black, and white-edged. Low, swift flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo: Small vireo, faint, broken eye-ring, thick, slightly...

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The Blue Jay, raucus & extrovert - the noisy bird at the ...

The beautiful Blue Jay is a common bird in Southern Ontario and stays in the area all year long.

A member of the Crow family, this is a medium sized bird with a blue head and back, black neck-band and light grey feathers underneath.

This handsome fellow is showing off his lovely spotted wing and tail feathers for the camera!

This is an unmistakable bird, both for its beautiful, bright plumage and...

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Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus - NatureWorks

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��Characteristics

The pinyon jay is about 9-11 inches in length, and it has a wingspan of about 18 inches. It has a long, sharply pointed black bill; a short tail; a grayish-blue to blue body and a white chin. It has black eyes, legs and feet. Males and females are similar, but the male has a longer bill and the crown of his...

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