Meet Our September Bird of the Month: the Green Jay

The Green Jay is resident in the Rio Grande Valley and doesn't range much further north than South Texas. It can't be seen anywhere else in the United States!

Fun Facts

• They’ll eat just about anything, from seeds and fruit to insects to small lizards and rodents.

• They use sticks as tools to pry up loose bark and get insects.

• They mimic hawks to scare other birds away from food they want.

• Males may help feed their partner while she sits on their eggs.

• Juvenile South American Green Jays help feed their parents’ new chicks.

Learn more on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site.

Feeding Tips

• They'll visit feeders for a variety of seeds and suet.

• They especially love peanuts, shelled or unshelled! Shop WBU peanuts and specialty peanut feeders.