MARCH 1956 STELLERS JAY (CYANOCITTA STOLLERI) FEB 11. WILDCAT CANYON, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. 9:00AM - SAW JAY IN EUONYMUS TREE (20ish) ON BRUSHY HILLSIDE. NO CALLING. STRUGGLED TO SEE GROUP FLOW OFF DOWN HILLSIDE FROM ROAD. ONE MORE SEEN HIGH WALKING AMONG EUONYMUS TREES. STILL NO CALL. 9:20AM - SAME 2 JAYS SEEN TOGETHER 100 FT OR SO UP IN EUONYMUS SITTING WITHIN 2 FT OF EACH OTHER. ONE FLOW GIVING CALL "RAAAN"! BIRDS PERCHED TOWARDS LEAVES OCCASIONALLY BUT MAYBE NOT FEEDING - JUST SEEMED RANDOM MOVEMENTS AMONG WITH OCCASIONAL TAIL MOVEMENT TO ONE SIDE OR OTHER. FEB 13 U.C. BOTANICAL GARDENS BERKELEY, ALAMEDA CO., CA 9:45AM SAW 4 STELLERS SITTING TOGETHER (WITHIN 6' OF EACH OTHER) HIGH (50') IN LEAFLESS TREE. NO "FIGHTING" OR "SQUAWKING" ACTIONS. NO FEEDING - JUST SEEMED TO BE SITTING THERE. 10:50AM - 2 SEPARATE JAYS IN TREES GAVE RATHER A RASPING "BUZZ" - SORT OF LIKE A DOOR CREAKING OR GRINDING - HARD TO DESCRIBE. NO PARTICULAR ACTIVITY WAS GOING ON WHEN THIS SOUND WAS GIVEN. - ONCE BIRD WAS IN FLYING TOP 100 YARDS AWAY AND AGAIN WHEN WITHIN 15' OF US IN BUSH THE CALL WAS GIVEN. FEB 25 STEAMBOAT CANYON ALAMEDA CO., CALIF. SAW 2 AT 9:00 AM AMONG WIRE FENCE IN GROUP OF ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. BIRDS STAYED IN UNDERBRUSH WHEN GROUP OF OBSERVERS WAS NEAR BY BUT 1 OF BIRDS