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From: dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark)
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Subject: Re: Camp Robbers
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Date: 19 Sep 90 15:11:56 GMT
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In article <136159@kean.ucs.mun.ca> dgraham@kean.ucs.mun.ca (David Graham) writes:
> In article <9833@pogo.WV.TEK.COM> mikeb@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (Mike Bogar)
writes: 
>>Is the Gray Jay or the Clark's Nutcracker the bird that is commonly
>>referred to as a camp robber?  I thought it was the latter, but believe
>
>In Newfoundland, where we don't have Clark's Nutcracker or Steller's 
>Jay, Gray Jay is definitely known as a 'camp robber'. In parts of the 
>island, it's hard to eat *anything* without having them gather, though 
>they don't tend to be as aggressive as nutcrackers.
>
In British Columbia, where we have all three, I have only ever heard the
term "camp robber" applied to Gray Jay.  I have never seen Steller's Jays
be aggressive beggars/thieves as Gray Jays, but I have certainly seen
Clark's Nutcrackers play that aggressive role.  But never heard of them picking
up the nickname.

David Mark
dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu