Sorry folks, no pictures. It flew away before I could snap one.
It looked exactly like a Blue Jay, but it was a yellowish color.
Could this have been a young Blue Jay?
Oh, I live in Iowa if that helps any.
2006-08-17 08:42:18 · 5 answers · asked by batmantis1999 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I doubt it is a young blue jay. They look pretty much like the adults. There are many birds that look like a similar to a yellowish blue jay without a crest, but if it did have one, I would have to think it is a Great Crested Flycatcher. This is really the only bird that fits your description that frequents your area in the summer. They are a bit smaller than blue jays-8.5 inches long as opposed to 11. They have a long gray shaggy crest and a blue throat and upper chest. Their bellies are yellow and their tails are rusty red. I think they are tannish on their backs. The only other crested bird it could be would be the Cedar Waxwing. I don't think this is it, though.
2006-08-17 11:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by birdfreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could have been a young blue jay.
2006-08-17 08:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by Sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely a tufted titmouse. That's usually the answer.
2006-08-17 08:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by Brian G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say a flicker
they have a yellow underbelly but white in the tail feather slike a bluejay
so nrothern flicker
did you see it fly?
2006-08-17 09:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by mpc32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it have been a meadowlark?
2006-08-17 08:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋