Species Report
Blue Jay

Total number of 2,500 hectare plots where this species is found: 793 ( 90.6% of plots )

CATEGORY Hectares, 1994 % of Total, 1994 Hectares, 1999 % of Total, 1999 Hectares, 2004 % of Total, 2004
Forest - Total (All Categories) 1175552.1 53.51 1183149.6 59.67 1171093.2 59.06
Ozark-Ouachita Pine-Oak Forest 347784.4 15.83 305198.2 15.39 300026.3 15.13
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland and Forest 52931.2 2.41 40304.9 2.03 39656.7 2.00
Central Interior Highlands Glade and Barrens 45861.5 2.09 37037.2 1.87 36667.6 1.85
Mesic Hardwood Forest 2373.6 0.11 2077.7 0.10 2068.6 0.10
Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 277279.4 12.62 228194.3 11.51 222911.0 11.24
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest 207211.7 9.43 179883.2 9.07 168263.8 8.49
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream Forest 1503.7 0.07 818.2 0.04 812.0 0.04
Lower Mississippi River Low Bottomland Forest 53500.5 2.44 40354.5 2.04 40301.7 2.03
Lower Mississippi River High Bottomland Forest 170846.0 7.78 142803.8 7.20 140268.8 7.07
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depression 7058.1 0.32 5761.1 0.29 5567.7 0.28
Lower Mississippi River Riparian Forest 1876.1 0.09 603.2 0.03 700.8 0.04
Sweetgum 7325.8 0.33 5997.3 0.30 5802.1 0.29
Forest - Unknown Category 0.0 0.00 194116.1 9.79 208046.0 10.49
Cropland 491303.9 22.36 377245.5 19.02 369951.5 18.66
Pastureland 421962.6 19.21 310699.3 15.67 294980.1 14.88
Herbaceous 4174.1 0.19 18000.1 0.91 27924.9 1.41
Bare/Barren 2095.2 0.10 889.0 0.04 1818.6 0.09
Urban 9292.3 0.42 16863.7 0.85 45111.2 2.27
Water 62623.2 2.85 49502.8 2.50 45405.6 2.29
Unknown (No Data) 29920.3 1.36 26625.6 1.34 26690.5 1.35