I would suggest seeing if you can find anything out about the behavior of the California jay. We definitely have them in pericoastal San Diego: big, bright blue birds with raucous voices and a sassy attitude. I really like them. A lot of corvids do the picking up shinies thing, so it wouldn't surprise me if jays do so, but I don't know for sure.
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Date: 2009-05-01 12:40 am (UTC)