DEAR JOAN: Surrounding our yard are many trees that attract many birds. At least there used to be many birds until a dominant scrub-jay — or jays — decided to make our backyard their own private ...

Though I like to brag that I’m a Florida boy, born and bred, I must confess that I’ve never seen the state’s sole endemic bird species—the scrub jay. It used to be easy to see scrub jays. They were ...

The late morning scrub is quiet, save distant jet roar over palmetto rasp. Then, a silvery-blue burst of bird whirs in, lighting on a skeletal tarflower plant. Head cocked, arm outstretched, the ...

Warmer winters are leading to increased reproductive effort but lower success. Global warming is impacting a one-of-a-kind bird species in Florida in a way that is surprising ornithologists, a study ...

Set on sandy ridges offering fresh vantage points of Volusia County, the 360-acre Lyonia Preserve provides scrub habitat for hiking, plus a home for gopher tortoises and the vulnerable Florida ...

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 avian ...

DEAR JOAN: A few months ago, I wrote that there were no birds in our yard despite years of hummingbirds, chickadees, titmice, etc. You suggested they might be mating and would be back soon. We still ...

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 ...

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 ...

A comprehensive new genetic and statistical study reveals two groups of scrub jays -- one in Mexico and one in Texas -- deserve status as independent species. The paper also uses genomic data to ...