California scrub-jay

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Cache and consume acorns; important seed dispersal agent Sep-Nov

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Primary winter food source Dec-Mar; disperses seeds throughout oak woodland and chaparral

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Acorn caching and consumption Sep-Dec; major seed disperser supporting oak regeneration

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Cache juniper seeds in autumn and consume throughout winter; important seed dispersal agent

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opportunistic foraging on small seeds in coastal sage scrub

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Uses dense canopy for shelter and roosting year-round; forages for insects

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Year-round resident; important food source especially late summer through fall

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nesting and perching habitat in chaparral

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Primary acorn disperser and cache-maker; critical for oak regeneration Sep-Nov

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Nests and forages in rocky scrubland with fern cover; year-round resident in California foothills

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Nesting and territorial cover in coastal sage scrub habitat

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cache and consume manzanita seeds as fall/winter food resource

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caches and consumes drupes in fall and winter

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Critical acorn caching and consumption Sep-Feb; disperses acorns through scatter-hoarding behavior

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Forage and cache seeds in fall; dispersal agent for plant regeneration

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Year-round resident using dense manzanita for nesting and cover in chaparral and scrub habitat

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Acorn caching and consumption September-December, major seed disperser and predator

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Year-round resident, berries important winter food source Oct-Feb