Towards Reducing Pecan Losses to Blue Jays in Oklahoma

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volume

12

Publication Date

1984

First Page

51

Last Page

55

Abstract

Birds damage cultivated pecans in several states. Hoffman (1924) and Aldous (1944) documented damage to pecans by American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). Murray (1975) estimated that blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) damage averaged 0.43% of the total pecan crop in a Louisiana orchard; however, he did not account for food storage behavior reported in jays (Hardy 1961:88), and only pecan cultivars were sampled. Blue jays are also considered a major depredator of pecans in Georgia (Sparks, pers. commun.).

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