Blue Jay

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

30–40% · Possible
Gray Jay
LC

Gray Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Perisoreus canadensis

<5% · Rare
Dark-eyed Junco
LC

Dark-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco hyemalis

60–70% · Likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Chickadee
LC

Black-capped Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile atricapillus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Sparrow
LC

White-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia albicollis

50–60% · Likely
American Goldfinch
LC

American Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spinus tristis

40–50% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

40–50% · Likely
Red-eyed Vireo
LC

Red-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo olivaceus

40–50% · Likely
Golden-crowned Kinglet
LC

Golden-crowned Kinglet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus satrapa

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
3 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
4 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
5 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
9 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
10 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
11 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
12 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
14 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
16 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
17 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Jay in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Blue Jay sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 186 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue Jay in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Blue Jay in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.

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