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California Scrub-jay

California Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Habitat: Oak Savannah or Open Woodland
Habitat Attribute: large mature trees

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:
Puget Lowlands:

  • North: >0.01 birds/ha (>0.004 birds/ac)
  • South: >0.02 birds/ha (>0.004 birds/ac)

Willamette Valley:

  • North: >0.03 birds/ha (>0.01 birds/ac)
  • South: >0.11 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac)

Klamath Mountains:

  • Umpqua: >0.03 birds/ha (>0.01 birds/ac)
  • Rogue: >0.13 birds/ha (>0.05 birds/ac)

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Oak Savannah or Open Woodland in the following conditions:

  • canopy cover 20-60%
  • subcanopy cover <25%
  • shrub cover 20-60%
  • low-statured herbaceous ground cover <30 cm (12 in)
  • mean tree DBH >38 cm (15 in)

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.