Yes. A peanut tray for jays, available at Seattle Audubon Store (and
elsewhere), is a flat platform with screened bottom, just big enough to
hold peanuts and for jays to land, but too small for crows to
"navigate" comfortably.

Works like a charm, and will solve your problem. I promise.

Cheers,

Robert Pisano
Seattle


On Nov 17, 2007, at 2:44 PM, William Andersen wrote:

> Tweeters:
> ?
> I've thrown a few unshelled peanuts onto a picnic table on my deck
> early each morning and enjoy watching the jays scoop them up (they
> don't usually last more than a minute).? But now neighborhood crows
> have decided to join in the fun?and the jays keep their distance when
> the bigger birds are present.? Anyone know a way to present peanuts to
> jays in a way that doesn't invite crows?
> ?
> This may not be of general ornithological ?interest, so off-line
> responses would be OK.? Thanks.
> ?
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