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(50,858 posts) Mon Jun 20, 2022, 08:52 PM Jun 2022

A blue jay just killed a house finch [View all]

Early evening. Everyone - squirrels rabbits birds - are hoping for some food and all of a sudden a blue jay descended on a house finch and started mauling it. At least it took him away.

How common is it? From now on I will shoo the jays away. As it is I think that they intimidate the others the cardinals, black capped chickadees, sparrows..

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A blue jay just killed a house finch [View all] question everything Jun 2022 OP

I was heartbroken last year when a Bluejay raided a hummingbird nest Walleye Jun 2022 #1

Wow I Rebl2 Jun 2022 #2

have seen a few vids of this behavior and it does not seem unusual sorta like seagulls and pelicans msongs Jun 2022 #3

We have a house finch nest on top of the light fixture rsdsharp Jun 2022 #4

Have had Timewas Jun 2022 #5

Made me go do some checking....found this.... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #6

Thank you. We do have crows visit but never seen them going after small birds question everything Jun 2022 #7

Same here Rebl2 Jun 2022 #9

Wow, this is a new one on me. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #8

I had no idea jays were related to crows. Grumpy Old Guy Jun 2022 #10

I know my cats are scared of them. They'll swoop down and get them running Emile Jun 2022 #11