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 ...

The scrub jay is shot down as the new state bird after a leading gun lobbyist derides it as having a "welfare mentality." Republican Rep. Howard Futch put everything he had into his fight to name ...

We have three common, or fairly common, jays in Northern New Mexico: Steller’s jay (high elevation with a distinct crest), pinyon jay (plainer blue, often come in flocks) and, until a few weeks ...

Western scrub jays are not particularly friendly birds, but when they spot a fallen comrade, they hold screeching "funerals" for as long as a half-hour, a new study shows. IE 11 is not supported.

The great mockingbird vs. scrub jay battle could take weeks of the Legislature's upcoming session, relieving lawmakers of the burden of actually doing anything of consequence over the next 60 days.

The scrub jay is not the biggest of birds; it weighs about 2.3 ounces and is 10 inches in length, but it is one of 89 birds listed as either threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered ...

Florida scrub-jays have bright blue feathers on their wings, head, and tail with a more muted blueish-gray coloring on their back and underside.

The Florida scrub-jay should be the state's official bird, according to Seminole High students. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 84°F. Monday, June 30th 2025 ...

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 ...

And to me, making the scrub jay our state bird is a no-brainer. The scrub jay needs our help. We need a symbol of uniqueness to represent our exotic state. Why not rally behind this bird as a state?

It used to be easy to see scrub jays. They were once found all over Central Florida. But people's insatiable need to develop every corner of the state has pushed the bird to the edges. We’ve ...