The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay would replace the Northern Mockingbird as Florida’s official state bird if a new bill filed in the legislature becomes law. Sen. Tina Polsky, a Democrat from Boca ...

NORTH PORT – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port is seeking to raise $15,500 by May 31 to purchase a quarter-acre lot in an active Florida Scrub-jay zone off of Armour Terrace in the city.

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port has completed its fundraising goal to purchase its first parcel in Englewood for a Florida Scrub-Jay and Gopher Tortoise habitat. The grass-roots group ...

The Florida scrub jay is a threatened species of bird found only in the desert-like scrub habitats of Florida. FWC In the heart of Florida’s scrub lands in the scorching summer heat, the next ...

ENGLEWOOD – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas is working to raise $15,000 by Sept. 5 to buy a quarter-acre in a known Florida Scrub-Jay habitat area on Clearwater ...

Jonathan Dickinson State Park is southernmost natural habitat for scrub jay in Florida, with an estimated 130 of the birds in park HOBE SOUND, Fla. — The federally-threatened Florida scrub jay would ...

The scrub jay is the only bird unique to Florida — and it is in big trouble. While it's been considered to dethrone the mockingbird as the official state bird, it's disappearing. The Florida Museum of ...

The Florida scrub jay is like a lot of Floridians; the bold bird with a bright sky-blue head and grey underbelly is descended from tourists who never left, and seemingly just wanders into political ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations.

Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, February 2017. By Kirsty Nadine via iStock for WMNF News. Several environmental groups have ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The ...

Warming temperatures have prompted a rare hybridization of a blue jay and green jay, according to researchers at the ...