The Gray jay

The Gray, or Grey jay has a breeding range that extends from northern parts of Canada and Alaska, southwards through the forests to northern California on the Pacific coast, the Rocky Mountains including parts of New Mexico and Arizona, in the Midwest, northern parts of Wisconsin, and in the east New York state.
 

Gray Jay - DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) -CC BY-SA 3.0

 Winter is the non-breeding season for these birds and their range is very much the same as their breeding range though weather conditions may force them to seek lower altitudes and they may follow food resources.

Their most common habitat is coniferous and coniferous-deciduous forests of spruce, fir, aspens and birch trees. The Gray jay has never been observed and recorded anywhere other than North America.  Read more