▁br ist les ▁that ▁form ▁a ▁distinct ▁tu ft ▁in ▁some ▁sub species , ▁but ▁are ▁less ▁developed ▁in ▁others . ▁The ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁ir is ▁ranges ▁from ▁dark ▁brown ish ▁to ▁bright ▁yellow ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁sub species . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁Green ▁j ays ▁feed ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁insect s ▁and ▁other ▁in verte br ates ▁and ▁various ▁c ere al ▁gra ins . ▁They ▁take ▁eb ony ▁( E ben opsis ▁s pp .) ▁se eds ▁where ▁these ▁occur , ▁and ▁also ▁any ▁o ak ▁species ' ▁ac orn s , ▁which ▁they ▁will ▁cache . ▁Me at ▁and ▁human ▁scra ps ▁add ▁to ▁the ▁di et ▁when ▁opportunity ▁ar ises . ▁Green ▁j ays ▁have ▁been ▁observed ▁using ▁st icks ▁as ▁tools ▁to ▁extract ▁insect s ▁from ▁tree ▁b ark . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁Green ▁j ays ▁usually ▁build ▁a ▁nest ▁in ▁a ▁tree ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁th orn y ▁bush ▁or ▁th icket , ▁and ▁the ▁female ▁l ays ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁eggs . ▁Only ▁the ▁female ▁inc ub ates , ▁but ▁both ▁parents ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁young . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁As ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁typical ▁j ays , ▁this ▁species ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁extensive ▁voice ▁re per toire . ▁The ▁bird ' s ▁most ▁common ▁call ▁makes ▁a ▁ ▁sound , ▁but ▁many ▁other ▁unusual ▁notes ▁also ▁occur . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁calls ▁sounds ▁like ▁an ▁alarm ▁bell . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁green ▁j ay ▁occurs