When I grew up it called the Canada Jay or whisky Jack or camp robber etc. But as it is not present in southern Canada where a majority of us live, most people don't know it as they haven't seen it. I agree with it being our national bird as more people will get to know this charming and ubiquitous species. Although I do think it should be spelled "grey"

Tina Klein-Lebbink
Bellevue

> On Dec 13, 2016, at 08:25, jacknolan62 at comcast.net wrote:
>
> I'm sure many of you have seen this.
> http://nyti.ms/2gNTcWm
> I'm curious about the claim that the bird is unfamiliar to folks in the Southern part of Canada.
> Is this not the same bird I see at almost every campsite in the PNW? The lift operators at Stevens Pass feed them by hand at the top Double Cross(?)
> I forgot about the Whiskey Jack name, seems much more appropriate.
> Cheers.
> Jack Nolan
> Shoreline, WA.
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