Bird

Canada jay (Pacific)

Perisoreus canadensis obscurus
Bird
Canada jay (Pacific)

Photo: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia

Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-12-08

Lewis described the coastal subspecies of Gray Jay as a “smaller corvus with…white breast” and a habit of stealing meat.

In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described

Gray (Oregon) jay

Animal · recorded by Meriwether Lewis

Found at Fort Clatsop. Lewis described the coastal subspecies of Gray Jay as a "smaller corvus with...white breast," and a habit of stealing meat.

From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror

Recent sightings

Where it’s being seen today

3 research-grade iNaturalist observations between 2016–2018. Most recent: 2018-07-04. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.

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