121 R.E. Johnson 1967 Scrub Jay April 8 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, Calif. Clear, sunny, 4:15 PM. Oak (Q @griFolia), Sycamore, Elderberry hillside. Scrub Jays were observed on two occasions to drink water from a hole (rotted out knot) in a large limb of a 30 ft tree (sp.?, broadleaf, pinnate, with catkins 5 inches long). The bird would land, look to either side & then bend its head down into the hole for a short time, then return to normal posture where it would raise its bill slightly & swallow.