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Brooklyn, New York City's southeastern burrow, has primed spots to see birds.

Prospect Park, with more than 500 acres, many of them covered in trees, fosters lots

of native bird life.

One denizen of Brooklyn's trees is the strikingly beautiful blue jay.

Nearly a foot long, the jay is unmistakable, with vivid sky blue crest and back, find

dark crosshatching on blue wings and tail, and a black necklace.

It's a familiar sight in Brooklyn's trees.

Blue jays are consummate tree dwellers, they nest, forage, and roost in the trees, even

in this New York burrow of over 2 million people.

They travel through Brooklyn neighborhoods from branch to branch.

And if you live in the Eastern U.S., you can invite blue jays into even a small yard

with a decent tree or two.

This doesn't require a lot of square footage on the ground, it's the volume of branches

and leafy habitat overhead that matter to the jays.

Blue jays are especially fond of oak trees, which provide acorns and habitat for large insects,

two of their favorite foods.