The Canada Jay, formerly known as the Gray Jay, also goes by the name Camp Robber. They have learned to hang out around humans in hopes of scavenging food items. Turn your back for a moment, and ...

You won’t have to wait long, since they don’t call this bird the “Camp Robber” for nothing. In fact, if you’re willing to share, bold gray jays will perch on your hand to snatch most ...

Ever been robbed by a “camp robber” or gray jay? Once when we were eating out on the deck of a restaurant at Copper Mountain, a camp robber swooped down and picked a sandwich right out of the ...

The gray jay has ornithologists completely baffled. As the world’s most intrepid bird, they stay active in arctic-like temperatures — even down to -25°F — all winter long in the high Rocky ...

I agree with Prof. David Bird that our national bird should be the gray jay and its Canada jay name should be reinstated. Or maybe we could use the name it has had up north — camp robber.

Early explorers and trappers soon became familiar with the Canada jay, for it thrust its presence upon them as soon as they set up camp. There, this brazen inquisitive bird inspected all their ...