Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Bird
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Blue, black, and white crested jay with bold personality. Caches acorns and nuts, aiding oak regeneration; aggressive predator of insects and rodents in Bay Area gardens.
Plants that support Steller's Jay
7 plants
California Live-oak
Quercus chrysolepis
tree
Seeds
Bay Area native
Keystone species
California Bay Laurel
Umbellularia californica
tree
Fruit
Bay Area native
Gray Pine
Pinus sabiniana
tree
Seeds
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata 'Emerald Cone'
tree
Shelter
Eve Case Coffeeberry
Frangula 'Eve Case'
shrub
Fruit
Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
tree
Shelter
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
perennial herb
Seeds
Bay Area native
Keystone species