Calif Scrub-Jays disperse in fall, which seems to be when they create new
outposts of range expansion, as well as fill in gaps from previous
expansions. We've had quite a surge of them on the Olympic Peninsula in the
past month, especially in eastern Jefferson County (e.g. Quilcene north to
Discovery Bay and Port Townsend and Marrowstone Island). They were a
flagged species on eBird here just a couple years ago. I am now
encountering them almost daily.

good birding,



On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 2:35 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net> wrote:


> Saw a Scrub Jay this morning in Burien, WA. The site was very near where I

> saw one in the spring. I wonder if it's the same bird? Or may one of a pair

> (or more)?

>

> Both sighting were while driving and I didn't have the opportunity to stop

> to look further.

>

> Tom Benedict

> Seahurst, WA

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