Steller's Jay help

hi. My yard has been taken over by a steller's jay family.They were invited but now i am wondering if i have created a monster. Do they eat fresh sweet pea and bougainvillea's sprouts? They hang out in those plants and are either eating the buds or eating the thing that's eating the buds. I am good at critter spotting and don't see a thing they could be eating. Boy are they loud and demanding,they have captured my heart,but not at the expense of my flowers!!!! Any ideas ? Thanks
Anne

Hi BA, Can you put some food out like peanuts? That might make them leave the plants but it can get expensive. Also sunflower seeds.

hi Pell
i have been feeding them california almonds!! Thats what brought them round!!
do you know if they eat flower sprouts? bboks say they dont but i think...they do?
A.

Hi, This is what it says at Cornell.

Arthropods, acorns, nuts, fruits, seeds, and small vertebrates.

Hi Pell
Yes, thats why i am perplexed. Could fresh flower sprouts be considered 'fruit' for birds?

Since I don't have Stellers Jays I can't say from experience. I have seen some birds here eating flower buds on trees but thats all.

Oooo, ask Adelbercat. he has tons of stellers.

Maybe they were drinking some nectar.