[Birdtalk] Gray Jay in Salt Lake???

[Lu Giddings]

Kathy Robins spotted a flock of gray jays on the U of U campus a few years
back, but I remember neither the year nor the time of year.

Lu Giddings

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Kristin Purdy <kristinpurdy at comcast.net>wrote:

>  Bill Fenimore and a group of birders saw a Gray Jay at Francis Peak in
> Davis County on October 2, 2004. Snice this species is generally considered
> sedentary, a sighting in likely habitat like Francis Peak might indicate we
> have more to learn about where this bird does and doesn't occur in the
> state.
>
> Kris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tim Avery <western.tanager at gmail.com>
> *To:* birdtalk at utahbirds.org
> *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2009 10:53 PM
> *Subject:* [Birdtalk] Gray Jay in Salt Lake???
>
> There are two reports on eBird of Gray Jay from the Salt Lake City Cemetery
> this past week.  Not sure what to make of this, and the observers may not
> know the importance of such a find, as this would be an ASTOUNDING find for
> the county, where I don't believe there is even a record for this species.
> Does anyone know anything about these sightings and is there and
> documentation for this find, photos would be fantastic?
>
> Gray Jay breed and are found less than 50 miles (maybe even closer) away in
> the wester edge of the Uinta Mountains, but for some odd reason, do not
> inhabit the Wasatch front despite what would seem like appropriate habitat.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
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