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Sat Feb 7, 2026, 01:37 PM Feb 2026

A carnivorous jay [View all]

A few years ago I was dismayed, and posted here, when a jay mauled a house finch and carried it away.

Yesterday a jay was poking in the snow and carried a dead (not poisoned) mouse.

We keep enclosed mouse traps in the basement where we (spouse) dispose of the victim and the trap can be used again.

Usually it is the crow is waiting for breakfast but perhaps could not find it in the snow..

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A carnivorous jay [View all] question everything Feb 2026 OP
They're big bullies think4yourself Feb 2026 #1
there are a lot of birds (and animal species as well) that are a LOT more opportunistic stopdiggin Feb 2026 #2
;-{) Blue Jay Rat Snake Goonch Feb 2026 #3
Blue Jays will raid hummingbird nests Walleye Feb 2026 #4
Owls have raided the Scrub Jays nest Zackzzzz Feb 2026 #6
Jays and Crows jaxxon20 Feb 2026 #5
We feed birds and squirrels in separate cksmithy Feb 2026 #7
Bambi will eat nestlings on the ground Easterncedar Feb 2026 #8
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