Traits: Medium-sized, gray bird with long tail; rounded wings, slightly hooked bill

Habitat: Mature forests and forest openings; more common in boreal forests

Foods: Variety; eggs and young of other birds, small mammals, insects and other invertebrates, berries, dead animals

Eaten by: Hawks, falcons, owls

Do You Know? When gray jays find an abundant food source, they hide small caches for later use; sticky saliva helps them attach to trees and crevices.