Officially, the Gray Jay was renamed to the “Canada Jay” a bit over one year ago, when this bird became the national bird of that nation. However, Canada Jays do not respect Pandemic border closures and live year round in northern Minnesota. I still like the name “Gray Jay”. This bird also has the name “Whiskey Jack” and “Camp Ground Robber”!

This Blue Jay decided its northern cousins should not get all the attention! However, Mr. Blue was chased away by several Gray Jays from the carcass upon which they were feeding. Grays before Blues!

It was a nice morning in the Bog … starting out at 7F … rising to 22F with lots of sun.