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The Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens [A]) 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] Because of this, it is keenly sought by birders.
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 ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep — a sound that distinguishes the Florida scrub-jay from other ...
It’s that time of year again — the race is on for Florida’s state bird. The battle to dethrone the current northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub jay has been going on for decades, but ...
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 ...
Glen Everett Woolfenden (1930–2007) was an American ornithologist, known for his long-term study of the Florida scrub jay ( Aphelocoma coerulescens) population at Archbold Biological Station near Lake Placid, Florida. [2] He established what became "the longest continuous population study of any avian species that does not nest in boxes."
Don't mess with critical scrub jay habitat, our state park. On Wednesday mornings, I often get up early to join others in the park to see the bright blue scrub jay families, birds that are so ...
John W. Fitzpatrick. John Weaver Fitzpatrick (born September 17, 1951, in Saint Paul, Minnesota [2]) is an American ornithologist primarily known for his research work on the South America n avifauna and for the conservation of the Florida scrub jay. He is currently the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca ...