How to Use jay in a Sentence
jay
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Unlike their cousin, the Steller’s jay, scrub-jays do not have a top knot.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
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Its sky islands support species like the Mexican jay, which can only be found in the Southwest.
—Outside Online, 17 June 2021
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For example, the island scrub jay is larger than jays on the mainland, likely because of an abundance of food and the absence of predators.
—Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
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Another bird sporting a bright primary color is the blue jay.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
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The organization is asking to change the names for roughly 150 birds in North America, including species such as Scott’s oriole and Steller’s jay.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
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But a brown jay had never before been seen feeding from another animal's fur.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2015
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For decades, bird enthusiasts have urged Florida legislators to name the scrub-jay as the official state bird.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
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Sharing food is an important courtship ritual for the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2013
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Resident birds include the Mexican jay, bridled titmouse and Montezuma quail.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
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On an average morning, Susan Glass can sit on the patio at her condominium complex in Saratoga, Calif., and identify as many as 15 different bird species by ear: a steller’s jay, an acorn woodpecker, an oak titmouse.
—Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
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It’s packed with seeds that birds can’t resist—including safflower, nyjer, sunflower, red millet, and peanuts—and it’s designed to attract a variety of birds including cardinals, jays, finches, nuthatches, grosbeaks, chickadees and more.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
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Unlike their cousin, the Steller’s jay, scrub-jays do not have a top knot.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
-
Its sky islands support species like the Mexican jay, which can only be found in the Southwest.
—Outside Online, 17 June 2021
-
For example, the island scrub jay is larger than jays on the mainland, likely because of an abundance of food and the absence of predators.
—Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
-
Another bird sporting a bright primary color is the blue jay.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
-
The organization is asking to change the names for roughly 150 birds in North America, including species such as Scott’s oriole and Steller’s jay.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
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But a brown jay had never before been seen feeding from another animal's fur.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2015
-
For decades, bird enthusiasts have urged Florida legislators to name the scrub-jay as the official state bird.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
-
Sharing food is an important courtship ritual for the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2013
-
Resident birds include the Mexican jay, bridled titmouse and Montezuma quail.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
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On an average morning, Susan Glass can sit on the patio at her condominium complex in Saratoga, Calif., and identify as many as 15 different bird species by ear: a steller’s jay, an acorn woodpecker, an oak titmouse.
—Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
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It’s packed with seeds that birds can’t resist—including safflower, nyjer, sunflower, red millet, and peanuts—and it’s designed to attract a variety of birds including cardinals, jays, finches, nuthatches, grosbeaks, chickadees and more.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
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