Date: 9/18/26 5:06 pm From: Wim van Dam via groups.io <wim.van.dam...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Pinyon Jays LCC per Pete Wolf
About hearing Pinyon Jays. I am not very familiar with this species, and
only yesterday did I learn how many different calls they have. The two
sample in Sibley's app does a poor job representing this variety. This
selection by Nathan Pieplow does a much better job:
https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/peterson-field-guide-to-bird-sounds/?speciesCode=pinjay
Yesterday, I heard a flock along East Camino Cielo and they were making P
ieplow's "Ree-er-er" call.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM Steve Hovey via groups.io <shovey34=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Oh wow! My son and I were standing outside a house just to the north of
> Bella Vista Park and heard a very strange call from a flock of birds flying
> over. There were about two dozen. After reading your post, I checked the
> call of a Pinyon Jay, and I’m pretty sure that was it!!
>
> It was right about 10am today.
>
> -Steve
> Goleta
>
> On Sep 18, 2026, at 4:24 PM, Alex Castelein via groups.io <alex.castelein=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Pete Wolf just posted a photo in Slack of what appears to be a flock of
> several dozen PINYON JAYS flying over Lake Los Carneros. Keep your eyes
> (and ears) in the sky!! Especially those in north Goleta.
>
> Cheers,
> Alex Castelein
>
>
> --
> Steve Hovey
>
>
>
