Editing Steller's jay (section)

==Diet==
[[File:Steller's Jay with a peanut.jpg|thumb|Steller's jays are omnivorous and can be social with humans.]]

Steller's jays are omnivores; their diet is about two-thirds plant matter and one-third animal matter. They gather food both from the ground and from trees. Steller's jay's diet includes a wide range of seeds, nuts, berries and other fruit. They also eat many types of invertebrates, small rodents, eggs, and nestlings such as those of the [[marbled murrelet]]. There are some accounts of them eating small reptiles, both snakes and lizards.<ref name="SeattleAudubonSoc" />

Acorns and conifer seeds are staples during the non-breeding season; these are often cached in the ground or in trees for later consumption. They exploit human-provided food sources, frequently scavenging picnics and campsites, where it competes with the [[Canada jay]].

Steller's jays will visit feeders and prefer black-oil sunflower seeds, white striped sunflower seeds, cracked corn, shelled raw peanuts, and are especially attracted to whole raw peanuts. Suet is also consumed but mostly in the winter season.