Bad Luck Attracting Jays

Some of my peers have a negative view of the Blue Jay. This corvid is reviled (I think unfairly) as a nest predator, garden pest and feeder nuisance. I’ll never forget one bird walk I took many years ago when an otherwise sensible bird enthusiast casually suggested that we should “shoot the Blue Jays”---and not with cameras. I have a greater respect and admiration for this bird. I enjoy watching Blue Jays in action and hearing their odd song (the "Qweedle" song). For whatever reasons, and although Blue Jays are year round residents in the Piedmont, I hardly see them at my feeders. In all the time I have operated my BirdCam I have recorded Blue Jays on a mere five days, and only in the months of January, May and August, and almost always at the suet baskets. Perhaps I do not have a feeder setup that is comfortable for them? Clearly further research is needed. For now, the bad luck continues.