Florida Scrub-Jay, Jonathon Dickinson SP - 23rd July

My last birding day in Florida was dedicated to tracking down the only true endemic in Florida, Florida Scrub-Jay. Said to be easily found in the early morning in the right habitat, coastal scrub. Jonathon Dickinson State Park opened at 8:00, and I was on the first bird by about 10 past!

I found at least 8 in about an hour of looking, almost all of which were sporting colour rings.

Some birds were very confiding, obviously quite used to the presence of people.

The park has plenty of dead trees scattered around in the scrub, these make perfect sentry posts for the Scrub-Jays.