Canada Jay Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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California, June 29, 1996Recorded by Curtis Marantz / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 02, 2015Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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New Brunswick, June 23, 1957Recorded by William W. H. Gunn / Macaulay Library
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New York, May 27, 2001Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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Colorado, October 07, 2007Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Alaska, June 08, 2015Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Washington, July 09, 1961Recorded by Charles A. Sutherland / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 24, 2006Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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New York, May 31, 1999Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
Whisper song
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California, January 16, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Songs

Canada Jays sing a “whisper song,” a series of soft melodious notes interspersed with quiet clicks, lasting up to a minute.

Calls

Canada Jays have a wide array of calls from harsh chatters to clear whistles, though they are much less vocal than other jays and crows. They can imitate the calls of their predators, including Northern Pygmy-Owls, Rough-legged Hawks, Merlins, Pine Grosbeaks, Red-tailed Hawks, Broad-winged Hawks, American Crows, and Blue Jays. This mimicry may confuse the predator or signal a threat to other Canada Jays.