How to Speak Blue Jay Part 1 (Alarm Calls) Blue Jays, and other Corvids are very smart birds, and their variety of calls reflect their intelligence Blue jays are really good at mimicking nearby predatory birds Its thought that mimicking hawk calls helps them scare other birds away from bird feeders and other food They can also be recognized by their jeer call This is their alarm call that they use to help point out threats to their peers, and they even use it as their gang up on larger predatory

How to Speak Blue Jay Part 2 (Companion Calls) As mentioned in part one, blue jays have many calls and use their calls for many different purposes Their jeer calls that can be used as an alarm, when used more slowly are a way to keep track of their companions Blue jays also communicate with intra pair calls that sound like little chatter between the two birds And females produce a rattle call that is used to alert the pair of an intruding jay in their territory Are you hearing any blue jay chatt

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