Steller's Jay met in Pacific Rim Trail

The Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is the western North-American counterpart of the Blue Jay, but the Steller's is easily distinguishable from the Blue Jay by its dark, gray-black head and upper back, and its deep indigo-blue wings and tail lacking the white spots of the Blue Jay. The Steller's Jay is a typical loud, aggressive, omnivorous member of the "corvid" family that includes crows and magpies. It eats pine seeds, nuts, berries, small vertebrates, insects, and the eggs and young of smaller birds. The Steller's Jay is a regular visitor at birdfeeders and campgrounds and is well-known for its variety of vocalizations, including a rapid "shek-shek-shek", a rasping "chee, chee", good imitations of the Northern Flicker and Red-tailed Hawk, and a quieter mating song consisting of a series of gurgling and popping sounds.
The Steller's Jay has a gray-black head, crest and upper back (except in Mexico where they are blue), indigo-blue wings and tail with fine black barring on the wings, blue underparts, and a heavy black bill. (L 11.5 in.)
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