What is a scrub jays favorite food?

California Scrub-Jays are fond of sunflower seeds and peanuts at feeders. If you have dense shrubs or small trees in your yard, a pair might build a nest.

Do scrub jays eat eggs?

California scrub jays usually forage in pairs, family groups, or small non-kin groups, outside of the breeding season. They feed on small animals, such as frogs and lizards, eggs and young of other birds, insects, and (particularly in winter) grains, nuts, and berries.

Will Blue Jays eat bread?

Many people feed their birds a mix of seed and grain, but blue jays are especially fond of black oil sunflower seeds. In addition to seed and grain feeders they also like peanuts, hazelnuts, fruits, suet pellets, oranges, apples or slices of bread soaked in birdseed.

Do Bluejays eat strawberries?

Feathered Flocks. Most small birds, including robins, crows and blue jays, consider strawberries, which grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 10, a special treat and seem to have a knack for knowing when the berries are just ripe.

What can I feed scrub jays?

For plant material, scrub-jays eat acorns and grass seeds; sunflower seeds and peanuts at feeders; as well as cultivated corn, almonds, walnuts, and cherries.

What do you feed Western scrub jays?

Western scrub-jays eat insects, fruits, nuts, berries, and seeds, and occasionally small animals. They often forage in pairs or family groups. Jays are known as planters of acorns.

Can you feed birds Rice?

Ornithologists write that rice is perfectly safe for birds to eat. David Emery, urban legends researcher for the information website About.com, notes that wild rice is a dietary staple for many birds, as are other grains, such as wheat and barley, that expand when they absorb moisture.

What do blue jays eat besides peanuts?

Blue jays enjoy nuts, especially peanuts–whole or already shelled. They also like common bird feed like suet, cracked corn, and black oil sunflower seeds.

Can scrub jays eat blueberries?

Coastal subspecies are often found in backyards. Adult and juvenile jays must watch out for predators including raptors, common ravens, snakes, and other jays. Western scrub-jays eat insects, fruits, nuts, berries, and seeds, and occasionally small animals. They often forage in pairs or family groups.

Is it okay to feed scrub jays?

Do Not Feed Endangered or Vulnerable Species Hand-feeding, plus habitat fragmentation, led to the decline of the Florida Scrub Jay, which is now officially considered threatened. Feeding Florida Scrub Jays is now illegal.

Do scrub jays eat other birds eggs?

Dear Karen: Scrub jays are omnivorous and eat invertebrates, fruit, seeds, baby birds, bird eggs, small rodents, frogs, peanuts and acorns.