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Ornithologists are seeking volunteers in California, Oregon and Washington for Project Phoenix, a multiyear project exploring ...
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Meet the Knepp Wildland The Knepp Wildland, in the heart of the Sussex Weald, has made headlines across the globe. Its ...
Florida’s jay scrub population has been falling as housing development destroys their habitats. Michael Chiarelli said he commonly sees displaced scrub jays at the Royal St. Cloud Golf Links.
Efforts to make the Scrub-Jay Florida’s state bird have been on-going since the 90s but have historically met a powerful foe in former National Rifle Association President Marion Hammer.
The blue feathered bird is unique to Florida and tends to nest on high and dry land, which is prime real estate for developers. Florida scrub jays were listed as a federally threatened species in ...
The Florida scrub jay’s ancestors, along with 10 other bird species, arrived from the American West around 2 million years ago. Of these, only the ancestor of the burrowing owl and Florida scrub ...
Florida scrub-jays are now nesting one week earlier than they did in 1981, according to a study published recently in the journal Ornithological Advances. While longer breeding times typically ...
Florida scrub-jays are now nesting one week earlier than they did in 1981, according to a study published recently in the journal Ornithological Advances.
Because of warmer winters, Florida scrub-jays are now nesting one week earlier than they did in 1981. But these early birds are not always getting the worm.