How to Use scrub jay in a Sentence

scrub jay

noun
  • The difference is the scrub jay also has a blue face and a grayish chest.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Eurasian jays are relatives of our blue jays and scrub jays here in the United States.
    National Geographic, 15 May 2016
  • It’s also the perfect place to spot the rare Florida scrub jay, a bird endemic to the Sunshine State’s scrub habitats.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2021
  • On the other hand, avian enthusiasts could begin to see the Western scrub jay showing up there, at least in the winter.
    National Geographic, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Airola found that scrub jays adapt to urban areas with fewer oaks by flying – and hiding – acorns hundreds of yards from the source.
    Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 19 Jan. 2018
  • On Santa Cruz, keep an eye out for the highly visible (and tiny) island foxes and island scrub jays.
    Elisa Parhad, latimes.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Nicola Clayton of the University of Cambridge has shown in two decades of research that scrub jays excel in all aspects of complex cognition.
    Onur Güntürkün, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Speaking of nature, all is not necessarily well in the California scrub jay world.
    Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021
  • The refuge protects 14 threatened or endangered species, including sea turtles and endemic Florida scrub jays.
    Robert Ormerod, National Geographic, 16 July 2019
  • Behavior Florida scrub jays are what’s known as cooperative breeders.
    National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Burbank resident Anne Curran thrilled at discovering Aphelocoma californica, a Western scrub jay, high atop a hillside tree after hearing its piercing call.
    Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 7 June 2018

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