I birded Wilds Road today after reading John Williams' post from
yesterday. Along with the birds he mentions (Lewis's Woodpecker, etc.)
there were also multiple Steller's Jays.
On Tue, Nov 4, 2025, 10:49 AM John Williams <aznmbirds...>
wrote:
> Wilds Road starts from Oracle Road at the second traffic light north of
> Tangerine. Just past a school entry, there is a power/utility line crossing
> the road, with room to pull off onto the shoulder.
> At this point, on the north side of the road there are a number of AZ
> White Oak trees with a good crop of acorns. The trees are inside the school
> fence.
>
> Now that you are located: first at 8:10 AM and again at 10:00 the acorns
> were being attacked by:
> 2 Lewis’s Woodpeckers
> 4-5 Woodhouse's Scrub Jays
> 4-5 Mexican Jays
> 2 Gila Woodpeckers
> 1 Northern Flicker
> 1 Common Raven
>
> Judy Wright and I watched quite a show as the woodpeckers worked on the
> acorns on top of poles, using both metal ones and wood ones. The Jays
> carried acorns into the scrub on the south side of the road..
>
>
> The Catalina Regional Park was sparse at first, but soon we encountered a
> mixed flock of Western Bluebirds and Lark Sparrows.
>
> John R Williams
>
