Florida Scrub-Jay and Mexican Jay by Welin
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Dedicated to protecting Florida Scrub-Jays, our state's only endemic bird species.
Jay Watch is a community science program dedicated to protecting and monitoring Florida's only endemic species.
Audubon Florida coordinates the Jay Watch community science program statewide. We train and support volunteers to conduct scientific surveys that measure annual nesting success and count the total number of Florida Scrub-Jays at more than 45 sites in 19 counties. The success of the Jay Watch program, and the program’s contributions to the recovery of Florida Scrub-Jays, depends upon dedicated volunteer community scientists like you, your family, and your friends.
Remarkably, in just 2024 alone, 180 volunteers invested over 1,800 hours performing field surveys across the state.
Read our annual Jay Watch reports.
Florida Scrub-Jays in the News
Why Nancy Chen Is Mapping the Family Tree of Florida Scrub-Jays
Understanding the bird's genetic diversity could yield insights about how best to protect it and other threatened species.
How Researchers Hope to Save the Florida Scrub-Jay From an Inbreeding Crisis
Human development has caused the bird's gene pool to shrink. An ambitious experiment to relocate scrub-jay families could bring reprieve, while also pointing the way to preserving other threatened species.
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