Outdoor Ontario

Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: Brian Bailey on May 23, 2011, 02:38:20 PM

Title: Flycatching Blue Jay
Post by: Brian Bailey on May 23, 2011, 02:38:20 PM

I've seen a lot of blue jays doing a lot of different things over the years, but I think I witnessed something new on Saturday:  a Blue Jay catching flying insects.  It was flying out from a high perch, snatching a bug out of the air and returning.  Catching a glimpse through the trees, I assumed it was a Great Crested Flycatcher, but when I got a better look it was clearly a jay.  I've seen some warblers , and even Red-headed Woodpeckers hunt that way, but I can't ever recall seeing a Blue Jay do it.

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Post by: angieinto on May 23, 2011, 05:05:05 PM

We had a lot of fun one afternoon last summer watching a House Sparrow in our backyard flying around chasing a cicada, he eventually caught it, but it took him a while.   :lol: