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Cyanocitta cristata
March 8. 1 mi E College Station, 370 ft., Brazos Co., Texas
Call in oak woods a flat "cab cab" singly,
then a squeal "Tee-lee" and "ee-luh"
The squeal given as though air were being expelled forcibly.
Jay alone, no answering calls.
10:20 - four in woods N of clearing (3 together,
1 calling cab loudly from W). One bird flew uttering
a weaker, abruptly-terminated "cab" several times in
flight.
March 9. I watched a jay in a blackjack oak as it gave the 'Tee-lee' call. The bird bobbed noticeably lifting
its body (with head held rigidly in position) with
the first syllable, lowering it with the second.
March 14. 1 mi NW Bryan in Robertson Co., Texas. In two
mornings of hunting I have not noted any Blue
jays in the post oak forest where I went with Mr. JF Wood. W of the road, the woods may have been dense
too
but I didn't see any along the streamsome woodland-
pasture border E of the road. The species list
for this area & the woods E of College Station is
similar except for Blue Jay.
April 7. Colorado River at Austin 650 ft., Travis Co., Texas
Riparian forest of cottonwood, box elder, willow
About 9:00 am HW Phillips and I saw one Blue jay in
this forest ±100 yards wide with poorly developed under-
story.
I returned 6:35 - 6:50 pm (leaving about sunset)
and did not see this species.