The helminth parasites of the blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata bromia, from South Bass Island, Ohio

Abstract

Fifty blue jays, Cyanocitta cristata bromia, from South Bass Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, were examined for helminth parasites during the spring of 1969 and 1970. Twenty-five helminths were identified: 9 trematodes, 3 cestodes, 12 nematodes, and 1 acanthocephalan. Seventeen of these are new host records.