Blue jay Feeding Habits
Peanut Feeder :
The Blue Jays diet consist of a variety of foods. These birds are intelligent and adaptable, they are quick to take advantage of peanuts at bird feeders.
Their winter diet consist mostly of vegetable matter, acorns, beechnuts, seeds and berries.
Othertimes they will feed on larger insects, grasshoppers, caterpillars, mice, bird eggs, and baby birds.
Although known to rob nest of eggs and baby birds, only a very small percentage of their diet comes from these sources.
Typically, they are vegetarians and can be attracted to bird feeders with black oil sunflower seed or peanuts.
Blue Jays will hold the nuts with their feet and then crack the shell with their bill.