Encyclopedia of Dreams

by Michael and Elizabeth Thiessen
If you dream you catch a jay-bird you will have a pleasant, though unproductive job.

If you see a jay-bird in a tree you will hear some interesting news in the form of gossip and if you see a dead one you may have a domestic quarrel and many small problems.

Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

by Gustavus Hindman Miller
To dream of a jay-bird, foretells pleasant visits from friends and interesting gossips.

To catch a jay-bird, denotes pleasant, though unfruitful, tasks.

To see a dead jay-bird, denotes domestic unhappiness and many vicissitudes.