Blue Jays can begin breeding when they are a year old Males compete with each other, making squeaky gate calls and other calls while bobbing up and down, as Blue jays gather rootlets like these to line their nests (photo by Kate St John) Blue jays will travel 1,000 feet to gather nest material and even more for good rootlets, so I wasn't surprised when I lost track of them when they flew away Learn more about blue jay ( Cyanocitta cristata) nesting in this 11 minute video by Lesley The Bird NerdPredators of adult blue jays include falcons, owls and hawks while nestling blue jays may become prey to snakes, crows, squirrels, raccoons, cats, other blue jays and birds of prey When a nest is in jeopardy, both blue jay parents sometimes unite to attack or chase off predators The blue jay preys on frogs, mice and other nests where it eats
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