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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto &
macaulaylibrary.org.
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | William Whitehead | 2020-08-28 | Matawan, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex (United States) (30 m) | Pumphandle, call - Pine Forest bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
585265 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Christian Sammet | 2025-12-18 | , Union (United States) | - | 647133853 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | A H H . | 2018-08-19 | Flicker Flutter, Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, Central Kootenay (Canada) | - | 111686281 macaulaylibrary.org |
| null - Cyanocitta cristata | Andrew Spencer | 2022-04-24 | , Tompkins (United States) | - | 439885121 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | sheryl mcnair | 2025-09-04 | , Watauga (United States) | - | 641347904 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Ethan K | 2022-11-24 | , Delaware (United States) | - | 506848501 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Alli Smith | 2026-02-13 | , Collier (United States) | - | 651134397 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | William Whitehead | 2021-02-15 | Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, Union (United States) (10 m) | call - Suburban bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
621792 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Anonymous | 2023-09-21 | Highlands (near West Point), Orange County, New York, Orange (United States) (50 m) | call - A flock jeering in a tree, presumably over a squirrel coming up. Edited to remove moments of quiet
|
924514 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Steve Northrop | 2024-04-27 | , Allegheny (United States) | - | 618112008 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Randolph S. Little | 1962-03-30 | Everglades National Park; Gumbo Limbo Trail , Florida, United States, Florida (United States) | - | 13448 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Darrell Peterson | 2020-04-03 | Amelia WMA, Amelia, Virginia, United States, Amelia (United States) | - | 220402091 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Wil Hershberger | 2020-05-10 | Wood Song, 1.5 km WSW of Johnsontown, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, Berkeley (United States) | - Behavior and other notes: Adult Blue Jay giving "pump-handle" calls. Shortly after it landed and started calling, a conspecific landed near it and began hammering at the twigs it was sitting on with its bill. The other bird only made non-vocal sounds. Recording Time: 0601 (UTC -4). Temperature 2C. Habitat: mixed deciduous woods. Distance to sound source: 12 meters. Specific location: Wood Song, Berkeley Co., WV. Latitude 39.575464, Longitude -78.056623. Elevation 156 meters. ID’d by sight and sound; ID confidence 100%. Equipment notes: Recorder HPF on at 80Hz, -12dB/octave. | 232827071 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Khloe Campbell | 2024-11-22 | , Choctaw (United States) | - | 626640414 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Christopher McPherson | 2020-02-23 | HBHS Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough (United States) (130 m) | call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
600535 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Jay McGowan | 2020-03-08 | Roy H. Park Preserve--south (FLLT), Tompkins, New York, United States, Tompkins (United States) | - | 214295351 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Darrell Peterson | 2026-03-15 | , Amelia (United States) | - | 652855868 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Kent Fiala | 2021-03-31 | Borland Road (1714), Orange, North Carolina, United States, Orange (United States) | - Including Red-shouldered Hawk mimicry. I couldn't actually get eyes on the bird doing the mimicry, but I didn't see any hawk. | 321576471 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Kerah Braham | 2022-11-19 | , Campbell (United States) | - | 505134821 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Christopher McPherson | 2021-04-09 | Brookline, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough (United States) (70 m) | call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain - Blue Jay 'Pump Handle' and rattles bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
691162 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Nate Shipley | 2022-06-11 | , Dane (United States) | - | 458514561 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Krzysztof Deoniziak | 2014-08-01 | Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States) (20 m) | call - habitat: city park bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
190440 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | Aine Farrelly | 2023-09-21 | , Brevard (United States) | - | 609297054 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata | JOHN KIRK | 2023-09-06 | , Denton (United States) | - | 608554757 macaulaylibrary.org |
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