They are a members of the Jay and Crow families.  They are common on the West Coast from Alaska and the Yukon in the north to Arizona and New Mexico in the south.  They live in their territory year round.  They often live in mountainous areas and will move up the mountain in the summer and back down the mountain into the valley areas in the winter. The Steller's Jay feeds on insects, other birds' eggs and nestlings, nuts, seeds, acorns and berries.  They are also frequent visitors of campground picnic tables and bird feeders.  The Steller's Jay hoards food like acorns, seeds and nuts in caches around it's territory for occasions when it can't find fresh food.

Their bright blue color and perky crest make them easy to identify.  This bird is named after the German naturalist George Steller.  It  is the provincial bird of British Columbia..