Gray Jays are regular in the Coast Range where ever there is appropriate
habitat (I believe Lewis & Clark recorded them at Ft Clatsop which is about
20'). I find them without difficultly at Nicolai Mt to about 400' and
Saddle Mt to about 500' (both Clatsop Co OR). The are also regular at
Cape Meares, Tillamook Co. OR, at around 250'. In the Coast Range, it's
not really about elevation. It's about appropriate habitat, much of which
has been shipped to Japan.


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>
>Chris Chappell asks for records of Gray Jays below 2000'. How about a party
>of three in the Markworth Forest (NE of Duvall), at an elevation of 700',
>on 23 August 1997. Lowest I've ever seen them...
>
>James West
>Seattle
>
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