Have you heard more acorns cracking against the sidewalks this year? It’s been a record season for the crop – with the impacts ranging from potential interactions with ...
Jays typically store their winter cache in the ground, sometimes up to two miles away from where they found the goodies. In one study, 50 blue jays cached 150,000 acorns over 28 days.
Weather is the other big determinant. A wet spring can create the right conditions for the blooming of many oak flowers, known as catkins and coons, a good sign of higher acorn numbers. On the ...