OT weird bird ...

Larry L wrote:

I have a small gray bird here, with white wing patches that
are very distinct when he flies, and a "sorta 'Jay' look" ( birder I ain't
:-) about him, that is driving me nuts.

I tried to get a photo of him "in the act" but it didn't come out, here is
the best I could do

http://www.kimshew.com/weirdbird.jpg

"The act," and he's been doing this for two months or more, is to fly down
to my truck and flap and hover while pecking at the outside rear view
mirrors ! He does this for hours, some days.

Any of you BirdBuffs out there know what kind of bird he is and have any
idea "why" he does this? Mainly I'm just curious, but it would be nice to
stop him without causing him harm, as he craps all over both sides of the
truck and dirties the mirrors so much I have to clean them nearly every time
I need to drive.


g since his behavior is so aberrant, and I spend so much time deleting the
mess he leaves behind, I've named him after a favorite roffian G


Looks like it might be a Gray Jay? They're called camp robbers here in
CO. Very tolerant of people and like to cause "trouble." They'll steal
food and small assorted objects, often brightly colored ones.

My guess is that he sees himself in the mirror and doesn't like what he
sees!

Willi