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Bird call
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) call
A harsh, scolding jay! jay! and a squeaky pumphandle call; often mimics Red-shouldered Hawk.
Listen to the Blue Jay call
A field recording of the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by Don Bright, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Blue Jay in urban and garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Blue Jay
These birds belong to the corvid family, like the Blue Jay, so their calls can sound alike.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Drawn-out, descending wailing 'aaah-aaah-aaaaah'.
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Little Raven Corvus mellori
Short, clipped 'kar-kar-kar' notes, often in a rapid series.
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Torresian Crow Corvus orru
Flat, nasal 'ark-ark-ark' bursts trailing off at the end.
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California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
A harsh rising shreenk, usually in rattling series.
Questions
Questions about the Blue Jay
What does the Blue Jay sound like?
A harsh, scolding jay! jay! and a squeaky pumphandle call; often mimics Red-shouldered Hawk. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Blue Jay?
American Crow, Australian Raven, Little Raven, Torresian Crow and California Scrub-Jay sound similar.
Where can I hear the Blue Jay?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Blue Jay call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 1: Backyard & Feeder. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Blue Jay in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Blue Jay comes in Level 1: Backyard & Feeder. That Level is about the birds you hear every day.
Learn it with these birds in Level 1 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Loud, clear whistled phrases, cheer-cheer-cheer or birdie-birdie-birdie; a sharp metallic chip.
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American Robin Turdus migratorius
Rich caroling phrases, cheerily cheer-up cheerio; a scolding tut-tut-tut.
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Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
A buzzy chick-a-dee-dee-dee, and in late winter a clear, whistled fee-bee that falls in pitch.
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Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
A loud, whistled peter-peter-peter, repeated from treetops all year.
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Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
A big voice for a small bird: a rolling teakettle-teakettle-teakettle, sung all year.
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Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
A mournful coo-OO-oo-oo-oo; wings whistle sharply on takeoff.
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House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
A long warbling tumble ending in a slurred, rising burr.
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American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
A cheerful po-ta-to-chip in bouncing flight, and a long, canary-like song of twitters.
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