A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), a member of the Corvidae family.

They make a lot of noise. Imitating sounds of human activity around them and sometimes even imitating the sound of the human voice. Other birds are part of their quite accurate repertoire, hawks, chickadees, catbirds, goldfinches to name a few.

Some would say that the word “raucous” would be an appropriate descriptor.

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