Can Blue Jays remember all of the places they hide peanuts in the shell?

Blue Jays are one of the smarter birds. Having a bird brain should be a compliment as we are still learning just how smart birds really are. So, yes, Jays remember where they hide peanuts.

if they did I wouldn’t be finding them in my yard.

Only if they leave the door ajar, because they know that it's fresher in the jar than peanuts in the shell!

Amazingly, yes! My Mom was a bird watcher and could name all of the local birds as well as most of the birds in Missouri. It basically works the same way as it does with squirrels remembering where they hide all of their nuts or how an outdoor cat remembers where its home is after a day of roaming the neighborhood.

nope. i have never planted peanuts,,,,but a few vines show up.

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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Oct 25, 2017

Yes, for the most part - this link will surprise you! I had no idea they hid them so far away!

https://allentown.wbu.com/content/show/33428

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Dfm
on Oct 26, 2017

if they did i wouldn't have peanut vines...

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Dfm
on Oct 26, 2017

nope. i have never planted peanuts,,,,but a few vines show up.

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Connie Williams-Frech
on Oct 26, 2017

Amazingly, yes! My Mom was a bird watcher and could name all of the local birds as well as most of the birds in Missouri. It basically works the same way as it does with squirrels remembering where they hide all of their nuts or how an outdoor cat remembers where its home is after a day of roaming the neighborhood.

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Flipturn
on Oct 26, 2017

Only if they leave the door ajar, because they know that it's fresher in the jar than peanuts in the shell!

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Dfm
on Oct 26, 2017

if they did I wouldn’t be finding them in my yard.

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2dogal
on Oct 26, 2017

Blue Jays are one of the smarter birds. Having a bird brain should be a compliment as we are still learning just how smart birds really are. So, yes, Jays remember where they hide peanuts.

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