The Western Scrub Jay is one the most intelligent bird they remember about 200 different locations where to find food.Also they can go behind a mule deer and pick off ticks and other parasites.

                          

The general description of the bird is long tails and sharp nails.The whole throat is white and the tail is blue and gray,then the rest of the body is blue.They are similar to the Mexican Jay.There call is described as harsh and scratch.

                             

 This bird lives in oaklands,forest,and in coastal regions.They prefer pinon-juniper forest.They are common in the Rocky Mountains and can be found in boreal forests.

                     

The Western Scrub Jay’s diet is small animals and bird eggs.They eat nuts such as acorns, they are caught stealing from the Acorn Woodpecker.On the back of the male deer the jay eats the ticks and other parasites on the deer.They eat peanuts from a human hand.

                     

 You can often find these birds in your backyard if you live by a forest or the woods.They remember 200 locations where to find food.These birds are very intelligent.