In April of 2013, my Dad and I took a birding trip to southern Florida. In the waning hours of our final full day there, I pressed my Dad for one final bird! Though he was tired, he relented. What transpired afterward is a memory I'll cherish forever and was an experience that became the capstone to a great birding trip in Florida. We had a close encounter with a Florida Scrub Jay!

The Florida Scrub Jay is listed as "Threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. For more information on their status and other general information about the species, click the links below:

US Fish & Wildlife Service - Florida Scrub Jay Population & Listing Status Info
https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/6174

AllAboutBirds.org - Florida Scrub Jay Profile
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/F...