Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:44:46 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Denise Ryan Subject: Re: question about bluejays in D.C. area MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I had my first fledgling Blue Jays of the summer on Saturday. They were making a lot of noise, but the volume was not as high as your typical Jay call. The two youngsters I found out of the nest had the head and face of their parents and the body of downy puff. While off Atlasing in another part of DC I heard the same fledgling like Jay calls but I could not find them. They may have been still well hidden in a nest that I couldn't find. Denise Ryan Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: Mark Miller [mailto:mark_wayne_miller@YAHOO.COM] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:21 AM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MDOSPREY] question about bluejays in D.C. area Someone recently asked me if bluejays in the D.C. area engage in some sort of post-breeding, early-summer, dispersal/migration such that their numbers in the area drop precipitously. The "Atlas of Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia" mentions nothing about this. An apparent drop in abundance might be due to a decreased rate of vocalization during early summer. But I do not know if actual bluejay abundance drops in early summer or not. Before I respond to this individual I thought I would ask the list for thoughts. Thanks for any input on the matter. I did hear a bluejay-like call in Arlington this morning, but for all I know it could have been a mockingbird. Mark W. Miller Laurel, Maryland P.S. If large numbers of bluejays do leave the D.C. area in early summer I wonder why they do it and where they go? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================