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To: Carolyn who wrote (2276)11/17/2020 5:40:14 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2764
 
On the Bering Peninsula birds other than crows and pigeons that survived in an airplane hangar got the hell outta town before the cold hit.



To: Carolyn who wrote (2276)11/17/2020 5:42:49 PM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2764
 
Ok you forced me to do some (very little) work. Looks like I am correct and Canadian Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) spend all winter in their territories. In fact the worst cold just makes them amorous:

The pair breeds in frigid conditions during February and March.

allaboutbirds.org

I did not know this. Whisky Jack is a corruption of a Cree Indian name -"Whisky jack" For the Cree mythological figure, see Wiisagejaak

en.wikipedia.org


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