All synonyms of "noisy" are applicable to this species and their chief amusement is badgering other birds and animals. Swarth says he knows no other birds so fond of prying into things which do not concern them and making a general nuisance of themselves. A vice that, from which emanates nearly all trouble which besieges mankind.
NEST: usually in oaks; a flat, careless structure of twigs laid in even circles.
EGGS: 3–7; plain Robin blue.
Southern Arizona and New Mexico.
Breeding and habits similar to Arizona Jay.
Chisos Mountains, southwestern Texas.
A 20-foot tree distributed on dry hills from western Texas to southern Arizona.