Tweeters
I assisted with the Smithers CBC in Dec./94 in central B.C. We had a Blue Jay on the

count at Rosamund Pojar's feeder and In 1995 there was a Blue Jay in the Fort St.
James
area of central B.C..
Michael Price wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
>
> Jack Bowling writes:
>
> >2) The breeding range of Blue Jays has shown a historical spread westward
> >into n.e. BC during the past 50 years, and is likely now starting to fan
> >out both north and south. I would not be surprised to see breeding Blue Jay
> >records from both the Fort Nelson corner and anywhere near the Alberta
> >border south from 54N latitude within the next five years.
>
> Looking at the excellent treatment in Campbell et al's Birds of BC, vol 3
> (really do recommend this set), it shows a simultaneous infiltration of the
> province in the NE (Peace District) and SE corner. It states: "...little
> doubt that in British Columbia the Blue Jay does cross the Rocky Mountains,
> apparently following the corridors of transportation with their attendant
> communities." There's lots more to it in that section, all of it interesting.
>
> >There may be some small summer range overlap between Steller's (note the
> >correct spelling) and Blue Jays through the Rockies passes of BC/Alberta
> >but this is uncertain. Yes, Blue Jays are still considered on the rare side
> >in BC at any season.
>
> I can remember Dick Cannings saying something to the effect that Blue Jays
> seem to surge a bit further westward every five years or so, then
> consolidate. The day can't be that far that the sight of Blue and Steller's
> Jay's duking it out over the suet becomes an uncommon, even fairly common sight.
>
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