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The Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is one of the species of scrub jay native to North America.It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. [4]
Global warming is impacting a one-of-a-kind bird species in Florida in a way that is surprising ornithologists, a study found. Populations of the Florida scrub-jay, the only bird found solely in ...
Juvenile Florida scrub jay at Blue Spring State Park, Florida. The diet consists mainly of acorns and pine nuts. However, grain, berries, and other fruits are often eaten as well. These birds can also be omnivorous; their diet can include insects, eggs and nestlings, small frogs, mice, and reptiles. As food-storing birds, the scrub jays ...
The Florida scrub jay is endemic to the central highlands. It's bid to be state bird was shot down by a gun lobbyist's concerns over property rights Florida scrub jay: Threatened, politically ...
That raspy call is likely emitted by a bird with a blue head and wings, an appearance that closely resembles a blue jay but the scrub-jay is much more distinct in its ...
The California scrub jay is a medium-sized bird, approximately 27–31 cm (11–12 in) in length (including its tail), with a 39 cm (15 in) wingspan, and about 80 g (2.8 oz) in weight.
We are an organization devoted to birds. Florida scrub jays are federally threatened. Jonathan Dickinson State Park is the southeasternmost place they can still be found; development farther south ...
In addition to his research using color-banding of Florida scrub jays, Woolfenden made many important contributions to ornithology in Florida. He was a charter member (in 1972) of the Florida Ornithological Society (FOS), served on the Society's board of directors for several terms, and was the Society's president from 1991 to 1992.