Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

This common but attractive Eastern North American jay was complaining loudly just outside the tram terminal. Their crest often lies flat, but here it is raised slightly. This is presumably the paler, duller South Florida race "C. c. semplei" which has recently expanded into the Florida Keys. Not to be confused with several Western species which happen to be blue and are often called "blue jay" by the non-birding public. That is why we capitalize bird species names, newspaper editors notwithstanding.