Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Synopsis:
Occurs in conifer forests in three regions: Coast
Range, Cascade-Klamath Mountains, and Blue-Wallowa Mountains.
Records from Jackson and central Douglas Counties are
notable.
Habitat Associations:
strongest
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (306292 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1537768 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (704300 acres)
strong
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (2890321 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (246327 acres)
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (5269686 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (1532069 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (70940 acres)
some
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (412592 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (3924871 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1406793 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (796620 acres)
lesser
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (314020 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1283082 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Easy to spot due to its attraction to campgrounds.
Breeding often confirmed by noting fledglings with
adults.
Challenge:
Determine if species is more widespread than shown in northern
Coast Range (Columbia, Clatsop Counties), and
Siskiyou Mountains (Josephine, Jackson, Curry Counties).