Florida Scrub Jay

Did you know that the Florida Scrub Jay is the only species of bird that lives nowhere but Florida? The scrub jays are social, cooperative birds. The birds help each other raise offspring and watch for danger. In late summer, the jays pluck acorns from shrubby oaks and bury them in the sand, one at a time. Each jay has a 30-acre territory and buries a lot of acorns--about 8,000 acorns each! In the winter months, the jays dig up the acorns and eat them, seeming, say researchers, to recall where they buried each acorn! Amazing!