Florida Scrub-Jay Distribution (Pranty Et Al. 1998)

[Note: I no longer have a digital copy of the 1993 report that I submitted to USFWS, as the
following reference:
Pranty, B. 1996. Distribution of the Florida Scrub-Jay, 19921993. Final report to U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Cooperative Agreement No. 14-16-0004-91-950, Modification No.
5. Jacksonville, FL.
This document is the 1996 report revised with 19941998 data and with John W.
Fitzpatrick and Bradley M. Stith added as co-authors. This document was intended to be
published by the Florida Ornithological Society as a Special Publication. However, edits
and additions that the second author insisted be made prior to publication were never sent
to me, thus the manuscript was never submitted much less published.
This draft contains various highlighted items that I was working on until it became clear to
me that the manuscript would never be published.]
Distribution of the
Florida Scrub-Jay,
1992-1998
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BILL PRANTY , JOHN W. FITZPATRICK , AND BRADLEY M. STITH
Archbold Biological Station, Venus, Florida 33960

Permanent address: 8515 Village Mill Row, Bayonet Point, Florida 34667-2662
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Current address: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York 14850
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Permanent address: 2910 San Rafael Drive, Tampa, Florida 33629
1
2 July 1998
Distribution of the Florida Scrub-Jay, 1992-1998 - 2
We dedicate this book to

Herbert W. Kale, II
(1933-1995)
A Charter Member of the Florida Ornithological Society
Friend, colleague, teacher, and friend of the jays
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ....................................................................................... 4
Methods ............................................................................................. 5
Results ............................................................................................... 9
Scrub habitats in Florida .................................................................. 11
Protected lands with FSJs, 1992-1998 .............................................. 13
Format of FSJ sites in this report ...................................................... 16
Acknowledgments............................................................................ 17
Alachua County ............................................................................... 19
Bay County ...................................................................................... 19
Brevard County................................................................................ 19
Broward County............................................................................... 30
Charlotte County.............................................................................. 31
Citrus County .................................................................................. 37
Clay County ..................................................................................... 40
Collier County ................................................................................. 41
DeSoto County................................................................................. 42
Flagler County ................................................................................. 43
Glades County ................................................................................. 44
Hardee County ................................................................................. 47
Hendry County................................................................................. 48
Hernando County ............................................................................. 48
Highlands County ............................................................................ 50
Hillsborough County ........................................................................ 63
Indian River County......................................................................... 65
Lake County .................................................................................... 67
Lee County ...................................................................................... 76
Levy County .................................................................................... 79
Manatee County............................................................................... 81
Marion County................................................................................. 83
Martin County ................................................................................. 86
Ocala National Forest ...................................................................... 88
Okeechobee County ......................................................................... 89
Orange County................................................................................. 92
Osceola County ................................................................................ 93
Palm Beach County.......................................................................... 94
Pasco County ................................................................................... 98
Pinellas County.............................................................................. 101
Polk County ................................................................................... 102
Putnam County .............................................................................. 109
St. Johns County ............................................................................ 110
St. Lucie County ............................................................................ 110
Sarasota County ............................................................................. 112
Seminole County............................................................................ 116
Sumter County............................................................................... 117
Volusia County .............................................................................. 119
Literature cited .............................................................................. 125
County compilers and other cooperators ......................................... 127
FSJs, 1980-1998 by Township, Range, and Section ........................ 128
INTRODUCTION
The Florida Scrub-Jay (FSJ, Aphelocoma coerulescens) is the only bird species whose worldwide range is
restricted to Florida (AOU 1995, Woolfenden and Fitzpatrick 1996a). FSJs and scrub habitats formerly were
widespread in the peninsula during the Ice Ages, when sea levels were as much as 100 m below their present level,
and the peninsula was at times twice its present width (Webb in Myers and Ewel 1990). Recent fossil evidence
indicates scrub-jays first colonized Florida 1.6-2.0 million years ago (Emslie 1996). With rising sea levels
following the end of the most recent Ice Age about 11,000 years ago, much of the Florida peninsula became mesic
(i.e., moist). Scrub and FSJs became restricted to the well-drained soils that remained, mostly on coastal and inland
ridge systems that represent earlier shoreline dune systems.
In the past century, the population of FSJs has been reduced further by agricultural (predominately citrus),
residential, and commercial development, fire exclusion resulting from habitat fragmentation, and widespread fire
suppression. Cox (1987) estimated the extent of this decline by the early 1980s as 50%. Our more extensive survey
conducted about 10 years later suggests a decline of about 90%, to about 10,000 birds presently (Fitzpatrick et al.
1994). In 1987, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the FSJ as a Threatened species, but this
designation has failed to halt or even curb the decline. Indeed, Fitzpatrick et al. (1994) estimated that 25-40%
of the overall decline of the FSJ occurred between 1980 and 1993, and some populations have declined an
additional 25% or more since 1994 (David Breininger pers. comm., Brian Toland pers. comm.). About 30% of all
FSJ groups recorded during our 1992-1993 survey were living in developing suburban and urban areas, and these
jays likely will disappear as development proceeds (Stith et al. 1996).
In the past 10 years, preservation efforts have acquired many large and significant privately owned scrub
sites and have protected numerous FSJ groups. Acquisition continues on most of the remaining significant scrub
tracts, but often is extremely slow, especially at the State level, and some sites have been lost to development prior
to being acquired. Once a scrub site is acquired, extensive restoration efforts often are needed, and may take years
to implement. Recent surveys at a few sites in Florida suggest that many FSJ populations are crashing, including
some on publicly owned sites. Until all significant scrub sites are placed under public ownership and are managed
properly, there probably is sufficient justification for listing the Florida Scrub-Jay as an Endangered species.
Because the FSJ is such a well-studied species, we do not go into detail about aspects of it other than its
current population and distribution. References to consult for other aspects of FSJs include: demography:
Woolfenden and Fitzpatrick (1984, 1990, 1996a, b), survey methods: Fitzpatrick et al. (1991), metapopulation
structure: Stith et al. (1996), habitat conservation plan: Fitzpatrick et al. (status?), evolution: Fitzpatrick and
Woolfenden (1986) and Emslie (1996), source-sink dynamics: Breininger et. al. (1995), and translocation
(Mumme and Below 1991).
This report documents the results of an FSJ survey undertaken by staff and associates of Archbold
Biological Station. Funded primarily by the USFWS, the project began in September 1992 and ended in March
1994. Information was accepted until August 1996, when a draft of the report (Pranty 1996) was submitted to the
USFWS regional office in Jacksonville, Florida. Some of the information received after the termination of
fieldwork (i.e., in 1994-1998) includes new FSJ sites not known previously that were reported to us. This report is
a revised version of Pranty (1996), with updated text and maps for every county containing FSJs, with information
received up through June 1998.
Jeffrey A. Cox (1987) conducted the first attempt at mapping all known FSJ sites in the early 1980s by
researching the published literature and unpublished field notes of the previous century for FSJs reports, and by
conducting a fairly extensive survey throughout the Florida peninsula. Not surprisingly, he overlooked sites
occupied by jays. As Cox wrote (1987:9), "No doubt I missed Scrub Jays entirely in places where they are present
... It is simply not possible to conduct in one year an absolutely complete survey of a species found in as many
widely scattered locations as is the Florida Scrub Jay.
In 1985, the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, the Florida Ornithological Society, and
numerous corporations and individuals funded a six-year project (1986-1991) to map the breeding ranges of all
birds that breed, or could potentially breed, in the state. This Florida Breeding Bird Atlas project was organized by
the Florida Audubon Society and sent many hundreds of observers into the field throughout the state to document
the presence of breeding birds. During the BBA, atlassers located dozens of FSJ sites, including many that were
not known to Cox (Kale et al. 1992).
In April 1986, Tom Webber (in litt. to David Wesley, USFWS, 18 July 1986) surveyed 11 Cox sites in
Citrus (1), Clay (both), Flagler (2), Hernando (all 3), and Putnam (all 3) counties. Of the 5 northernmost sites
(those in Clay and Putnam counties), jays had become extirpated from 4 of them, and only 1 jay was found at the
other site. Two of the remaining 6 Cox sites that Webber visited in April 1986 were also devoid of jays, and the
remaining 4 sites were privately owned and showed indications of impending development.
In an attempt to halt the continuing decline of the FSJ, and as a means of solving increasing conflicts
when landowners applied for permits to clear scrub occupied by FSJs, the USFWS in 1992 implemented plans to
design an FSJ Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The first step in the HCP process was to assess the current
number and distribution of jays statewide. To meet this need, the USFWS organized the Statewide Mapping
Project.
At a meeting at Archbold Biological Station in fall 1992, mapping duties were divided among many
observers to ensure the most thorough coverage possible. Nine compilers were chosen, and each was assigned
one or more counties. Most compilers were assigned the county(ies) with which they were most familiar. The
peninsula was divided and surveyed as follows: David Breininger (northern and central Brevard County); Jack
Dozier (Clay, Flagler, Marion, Putnam, and Volusia counties, and portions of Glades and Osceola counties); John
Fitzpatrick (Glades County); Grace Iverson and the late Jack Gardner (Palm Beach County); Bill Pranty (Citrus,
Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Seminole, and Sumter counties); Brad
Stith (Highlands and Polk counties); Jon Thaxton (Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota
counties); and Brian Toland (southern Brevard County, and Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties). Eight
additional counties (i.e., Alachua, Broward, Dade, Duval, Gilchrist, Hendry, Pinellas, and St. Johns) that
historically had FSJ populations were not surveyed because jays already had been virtually or entirely extirpated
from them.
Most Federally owned properties were not officially surveyed for this project, but population estimates
were obtained for the three Federally owned sites known to contain many FSJ groups. (We use the word group to
describe each FSJ unit; others have used the terms pair, family, clan, and territory). These sites are Kennedy Space
Center (Canaveral National Seashore in Volusia and Brevard counties, and Merritt Island National Wildlife
Refuge in Brevard County), Cape Canaveral Air Station in Brevard County, and Ocala National Forest in Lake,
Marion, and Putnam counties. Personnel from the U.S. Forestry Service are engaged in FSJ studies in Ocala
National Forest and supplied us with preliminary data on jay numbers and locations. For the Brevard sites, David
Breininger estimated the number of jays based upon the most current survey and habitat data.
METHODS
We compiled virtually all recently published FSJ sites, sought information on known but unpublished
sites, and searched for new sites. Published information of FSJ sites includes the following sources.
1.
Cox: sites in Cox (1987), the baseline FSJ survey. Most of these sites were surveyed by Cox from 1980 to
1983 (mostly in 1981), and, in this report, lack the name of any observer. Sites reported to Cox by others,
which always list the name(s) of the observer(s), frequently lack some data (e.g., the number of jays
observed). Cox did not list the number of FSJ groups he observed, which is a more accurate measurement
of an FSJ population than the number of birds.
In our analyses, we consider a Cox site to be still occupied if subsequent surveys recorded jays
within 0.5 miles from the site where Cox recorded his jays. If the jays closest to a Cox site are greater than
this distance, we consider this to be a different site, and we consider the Cox site to be extirpated if it lacks
jays currently. In a few cases, we consider a Cox site to be extirpated even if extant jays occur within about
0.3-0.4 miles if we feel that habitat destruction or vehicular traffic probably was responsible for the
disappearance of the jays at the Cox site.
2.
BBA: sites discovered during the Florida Breeding Bird Atlas project, 1986-1991 (Kale et al. 1992), a
database of about 200,000 observations. Every BBA observation was accompanied by at least 1 code that
specified the type of breeding activity observed (e.g., a singing male, a pair of birds, courtship, nestbuilding, fledglings, or nests with eggs or nestlings, etc.); there were 20 breeding evidence codes in all.
The BBA required that species be recorded only during their breeding seasons (permanent residents), or
outside the migratory seasons (non-permanent resident species). A list of safe-dates was devised to
exclude any records of minor breeding evidence (e.g., observations of one or more birds not engaged in
courtship or nesting activities; essentially birds merely observed) that were obtained by atlassers. The
safe-dates for FSJs were 1 March-1 July. Outside these dates, an atlasser could not record an FSJ
observation unless strong breeding activity was observed (i.e., courtship or nesting in February, or
fledglings seen in July or August). Perhaps not surprisingly, many hundreds of BBA records outside the
safe-dates periods were nonetheless submitted. These unsafe records were purged from the BBAs
computer database, but remain on the original field cards. Because our project deals with the locations of
FSJs rather than their breeding evidence, these unsafe BBA observations were of value to us. So in 1992,
BP examined nearly every BBA data card from the Florida peninsula to rescue these unsafe observations
so they could be included here.
The standard survey unit of the BBA was the "block," one-sixth of a U.S. Geological Survey
topographic quadrangle map. (The BBA surveyed portions of 1028 quadrangles in Florida). The BBA
designation of blocks is as follows: Block 1 = northwest; Block 2 = west-central; Block 3 = southwest;
Block 4 = northeast; Block 5 = east-central; and Block 6 = southeast.
The area within an Atlas block is approximately 10 square miles. More specific mapping of bird
distribution was not required by the BBA. Therefore, for the SMP, we contacted the atlassers to determine
the specific site(s) where they had encountered FSJs, 1-7 years previously. Because many atlassers had
forgotten the site(s), others had moved, and a few have died, these inquiries often were unsuccessful. (One
would hope that subsequent BBAs will require that the precise locations of all rare, Threatened, and
Endangered species be specified by atlassers). An extensive effort by BP to contact the atlassers that
reported FSJs in his area resulted in specific site locations for only 72% of the BBA block reports. BBA
reports that could not be determined to a specific site are not included here unless the BBA report
represents the only report from a block. BBA reports that are unique to an area, but lack information to
identify the specific FSJ site(s), are not numbered in the county accounts, but are instead marked with an
asterisk (*). Table 1 lists all the Quadrangles and Blocks that contain unique but unspecified FSJ reports
from the BBA.
3.
FNAI: sites in the database of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory, supplied in 1993 and updated in
October 1997 by Katy NeSmith.
4.
GFC: sites in the Wildlife Observations database of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission,
supplied in 1993 by Glenn Reynolds. (This database contained very few FSJ reports).
5.
Add: newly discovered or reported sites not included in any of the above categories, up to 1991; 19921998 Add sites are listed below in one of two other categories.
6.
SMP: sites reported or discovered during the Statewide Mapping Project, 1992-1993 (1992-1994 in
Glades County).
7.
New: sites reported or discovered after the SMP (i.e., 1994-1998). Because we could not visit the majority
of these sites, we accepted them only when we trusted the field skills of the observers (see #2, below).
Known but previously unpublished FSJ sites were located using three methods.
1.
Observers with possible knowledge of unpublished FSJ sites were contacted throughout the jay's
range. These included biologists, environmental consultants, local government officials, park employees,
birders and bird-watchers, and even residents of developments built in scrub habitats. The contacts we
made with dozens of local observers resulted in many jay sites being brought to our attention and greatly
improved the database and this report.
2.
Requests for assistance were published widely in ornithological and environmental journals,
magazines, and newsletters. Notices appeared in the Florida Naturalist (magazine of the Florida
Audubon Society, with about 40,000 members), the Florida Field Naturalist and FOS Newsletter (both
published by the Florida Ornithological Society), The Skimmer (a nongame newsletter of the Florida
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission), and Resource Management Notes (newsletter of the
Department of Natural Resources [now the Department of Environmental Protection]). In addition, stories
mentioning the project and providing the address and phone number of ABS were published in numerous
newspapers.
Statewide, numerous reports were received from the public concerning purported FSJ sites. In
order to avoid including misidentified Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) or other species in this report, we
have included only those sites that we later visited, or those sites for which observers supplied
photographs of FSJs to us. Sites purported to contain FSJs that we did not visit are listed at the end of each
county summary under the heading "Unconfirmed Sites." A few FSJ reports were so far out of range that
we did not consider them further. Two such reports were of jays at Flamingo, Everglades National Park in
Monroe County in 1993, and 1 jay east of Tallahassee, in Leon County in April 1994. (The published
report of 1 scrub-jay in Bay County in 1992 see page 30 probably also belongs in this category).
3.
Soil maps published by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service (USSCS) were scrutinized to identify welldrained, sandy soils, on which scrub vegetation most frequently grows. Thousands of xeric soil
deposits were identified on these soil maps in the peninsula. After these xeric sites were identified on the
soil maps, a field survey was undertaken to visit as many of them as possible. Because of the limited time
and funding available to complete the field work, most potential habitat polygons we actually located
and surveyed were located along or near public roadways. Access to private properties was requested
mainly when FSJs already were known or strongly suspected to be present, or when substantial areas of
scrub appeared to exist in an area. Access to private property for the purpose of censusing FSJs frequently
was denied by landowners. Overall, we mapped 4733 xeric sites in the peninsula and obtained complete
attribute data for 2291 (48%) of these.
Certain soil types were ruled out after ground-truthing revealed no, or only marginal, FSJ
habitats. Most often, especially in the northern and northwestern counties, these areas of well-drained
soils turned out to harbor turkey oaks (Quercus laevis) and sandhill vegetation, which often includes sand
pines (Pinus clausa), but usually lacks scrub oaks. Conversely, certain sandy soil types that had been
suspected of being inappropriate for harboring scrub occasionally were included in the survey after
fieldwork determined their suitability for occupancy by FSJs. Other habitats marginally suitable for FSJs
(especially dead citrus groves now regenerating as open, weedy fields with scattered young oaks of several
species) were surveyed as encountered.
Soil maps sometimes proved inadequate for identifying scrub habitat, and in two counties (Glades
County, and portions of Osceola County), soil maps were lacking altogether. Our approach in these areas
was to cruise public and accessible private roadways to locate scrub patches visually, and to search
available aerial photographs for any additional evidence of scrub habitat.
4.
Visual searches and playback of FSJ territorial scolds provided the principal means of confirming
presence or absence of jays. All habitat patches we visited that seemed to be potentially appropriate for
FSJs were surveyed via well-established protocol (Fitzpatrick et al. 1991) using a portable tape player to
broadcast recorded FSJ territorial scold calls. Although fieldwork was carried out during all months of the
year, the most extensive surveys occurred during September-November 1992 and 1993, and February-May
1993. These fall and spring seasons encompass periods of most active response by FSJs to playback of
territorial scolds. Typical responses occurred within 1-2 minutes after initial broadcast of the tape. For
those sites surveyed by vehicle, we usually used the vehicle's odometer to stop every 0.1-mile. For those
scrub sites surveyed on foot, we often played the tape continuously while walking around and through the
scrub. About 3-5 minutes of playback per station without a response constituted evidence that the site was
unoccupied. Site-to-site variation in habitat structure and day-to-day variation in weather conditions
precluded full standardization of this playback procedure. Some sites could be surveyed quickly, while
other sites required extensive effort before the careful observer could conclude that FSJs were not present.
(Despite this, we probably missed jays at some sites we surveyed, because many sites were surveyed only
once, and jays do not always respond to taped playback within a few minutes).
We emphasize that the most important criteria for a credible survey of FSJs are: 1) an observer
with substantial field experience with FSJs during all seasons of the year, which permits accurate
assessment of the effects of subtle variables such as habitat quality, seasonal changes in jay behavior, and
weather conditions that are unfavorable for locating FSJs, and 2) an observer who genuinely wants to find
every FSJ present at a site. Any survey in which either of these two components is not met should be
evaluated with caution.
5.
Habitat features were recorded for most patches surveyed. A standardized data sheet was used to
record several characteristics of each patch, including occupancy by FSJs (unoccupied, currently, recently
[1980-1991], and formerly [pre-1980] occupied, and unknown [inaccessible]), estimated degree of
vegetative overgrowth (optimal, and somewhat, moderately, and heavily overgrown), estimated degree and
nature of human disturbance (undisturbed, moderately to highly disturbed agricultural, and minimally,
moderately, and heavily disturbed residential or commercial), and whether or not the patch was under
public ownership or conservation management.
Time and funding did not permit quantitative measurement of overgrowth or level of human
disturbance. Rather, while surveying for FSJs, most compilers qualitatively characterized the overall
condition of each patch (guidelines in Fitzpatrick et al. 1994). Single habitat patches that had large,
homogeneous portions with different degrees of overgrowth, disturbance, or ownership were considered
separate sub-patches on our maps. Patches that were heterogeneous in structure often were difficult to split
into sub-patches. These were assigned a code reflecting the highest degree of overgrowth or disturbance
represented within the patch. Variation existed among observers in assigning overgrowth and disturbance
features to habitat polygons. Therefore, these attributes must be interpreted with caution when compared
at the statewide scale.
Unoccupied scrub tracts were not recorded in this study for Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin
counties, but Fernald (1989) provides detailed maps of these tracts, of which most are no longer occupied
by FSJs.
6.
Field maps were digitized into a Geographic Information System (GIS) at Archbold Biological
Station. Habitat polygons and jay locations were hand-drawn on field maps, usually USSCS soil sheets
where available. Prior to digitizing, 4 registration tics were located and drawn on each map, and the x,y
coordinates of these tics were written down and assigned ID numbers on a standardized data form. These
tic coordinates and IDs were then entered into the ARC/INFO county coverages. Field maps were taped
onto the digitizer board and registered using the appropriate tics. Habitat polygons and jay locations were
then digitized by hand. Attribute data for each habitat polygon and jay location were entered into the
ARC/INFO database during this process.
7.
Repeated drafts of the county maps were produced as hard-copy check plots. Each county
underwent detailed proofreading to compare the GIS database with the original field maps and data
sheets. Digitizing or data entry problems were corrected. New information in jay locations was accepted,
entered into the database, and proofread through March 1994. The original compilers proofread the data
in 15 counties (BPs 11 counties, plus Glades, Highlands, Palm Beach, and Polk counties). For this report,
FSJ data were accepted through June 1998, and all changes to the database were made with ArcView GIS
3.0a software on a Compaq Presario owned by BP.
8.
Final maps were plotted. Large-scale (34x44-inch) four-color maps of the 31 counties surveyed during
the project were plotted for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1994, using ARC/INFO software. For
this book, color maps were produced using ArcView GIS 3.0 software and a Lexmark 1020 printer. These
maps contain coverages of county boundaries, coast lines, all Federal, State, and selected county roadways,
larger lakes (>36 ha [90 acres]) and rivers, areas under public ownership or private conservation
management, areas marked for acquisition but not yet acquired, extant scrub habitats identified during the
SMP, the location of all recently (i.e., since 1980) extirpated FSJ sites, and the location of every FSJ group
mapped from 1992 through 1998. All coverages other than the scrub and FSJ coverages were obtained
from other sources, and may contain errors of omission and commission beyond our control. Most of these
coverages were obtained from the University of Florida in 1996. We modified some property boundaries
according to 1997 land acquisition and selection activities, and have deleted properties that are not
managed for conservation (i.e., airports, correctional institutions, state hospitals, and Indian reservations).
Blanchard et al. (1998) was extremely helpful in determining current names and acreage for nearly all the
public lands listed in this book.
9.
Original field records for all sites occupied by FSJs are on file at Archbold Biological Station. At
ABS, the original field data sheets, including soil maps, polygon attribute sheets, and backup notes are
stored in the Ornithology Laboratory, and the statewide map data are maintained in coverages and
databases in the GIS Laboratory. All digital data are stored also on Pentium PCs owned by the authors.
Table 1. All Blocks reported to contain FSJs during the Florida Breeding Bird Atlas project (1986-1991), but
with no previous or subsequent observations. None of these reports have been determined to specific
sites.
County
Citrus
Flagler
Glades
Glades
Glades
Hardee
Hardee
Hardee
Highlands
Highlands
Highlands
Highlands
Highlands
Highlands
Highlands
Highlands
Lake
Lake
Lake
Lake
Lake
Lee
Levy
Levy
Marion
Marion
Quadrangle/Block
Stokes Ferry 3
Bunnell 6
Goodno 4
LaBelle NW 6
Lake Hicpochee 1
Sweetwater 2(?)
Crewsville SW 1
Sweetwater 6
Childs 6
Fort Basinger 4
Lake Arbuckle SE 3
Lake Arbuckle SW 1
Lorida 2
Lorida 4
Lorida 5
Venus NW 6
Center Hill 2
Lake Louisa 2
Lake Louisa 3
Lake Louisa 5
Mascotte 5
Fort Myers 3
Chiefland SW 6
East Pass 6
Dunnellon 5
Ocala West 3
County
Marion
Martin
Martin
Orange
Orange
Orange
Palm Beach
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
Polk
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Sarasota
Sumter
Sumter
Volusia
Volusia
Volusia
Quadrangle/Block
Shady 3
Gomez 1
Rood 4
Narcoossee NW 1
Pine Castle 4
Sorrento 6
Greenacres City 4
Alturas 3
Davenport 2
Davenport 4
Davenport 6
Eloise 4
Fort Kissimmee NW 1
Hesperides 5
Lake Marian SW 6
Lake Weohyakapka 4
Lake Weohyakapka 5
Matanzas Inlet 1
Oslo 6
Englewood 4
Wahoo 6
Wildwood 4
Lake Helen 6
Oak Hill 2
Osteen 4
RESULTS
County-by-county results of the Statewide Mapping Project are summarized in Table 2. We either
observed directly or received credible evidence for 2691 FSJ groups during and following our 1992-1993 survey.
An estimated 950 groups occur on Federal properties we did not census. These figures yield a combined total of
3641 FSJ groups statewide. As a comparison, Cox's (1987) data are also included. As is evident, most counties (28
of 35, 80%) have more occupied jay sites currently than were found in the early 1980s. In fact, FSJ increases of
1000% or more were recorded for Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hillsborough, Indian River, Manatee, Okeechobee,
Osceola, Pasco, and Sarasota counties. With widespread habitat destruction, habitat succession, and other
causes of natural and human-caused extirpations taking place, the number of jays statewide surely did not
actually increase (except in local cases due to a recent fire that improved previously unsuitable habitat). Rather,
Cox simply overlooked many jay-occupied sites that were subsequently discovered by others.
The jays in Alachua County consisted of apparently 1 group of birds on private property that has not been
accessed since 1981. Of the counties that now contain fewer jays, habitat destruction and habitat succession appear
equally responsible for the loss in Orange County, while habitat succession appears largely responsible in Clay,
Hernando, Levy, and Putnam counties. Brevard Countys totals are decreased due largely to overly inflated
estimates of FSJ numbers used by Cox for the Federal properties. The current totals from Brevard County, while
still based largely on estimates of FSJ numbers rather than counts, now seem much more realistic, based on the
amount of habitat available, and the severely overgrown condition of those habitats.
Using the 1992-1993 SMP data, Stith et al. (1996) determined the statewide FSJ population was
composed of 42 separate metapopulations broken down into 191 subpopulations. Metapopulations are
aggregation of jays separated from other aggregations by more than 8 miles (12 km), the limit of normal FSJ
dispersal distance. Subpopulations are groups of jays separated from other groups by more than 2 miles (3.6 km),
the limit of frequent (i.e., 85%, Stith et al. 1996) dispersal. These subpopulations range in size from 1 group to
over 1000 groups, but most are small (Figure 1). Three subpopulations contain almost 70% of the total FSJ
population, and the 6 largest subpopulations make up 86% of this total. Twenty-one metapopulations contain 10 or
fewer jay groups, and have a 50% probability of becoming extinct within 100 years (Fitzpatrick et al. 1991). Only 6
metapopulations are composed of more than 100 groups and are considered to be immune from extinction. (Note
that FSJ data from 1994-1998 alter the above figures somewhat. Most notable is the reduced estimate of FSJ
groups at Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral Air Station from 1100 groups to 502).
Nearly half of all remaining FSJs occur in two counties, Brevard (886 groups estimated) and Highlands
(889 groups counted). Nearly 20 (n = 19) occupied counties now contain 30 or fewer groups, and three of these
counties (i.e., Broward, Hendry, and St. Johns) each contain a single group. As of 1998, FSJs are believed to be
extirpated from 7 additional counties (i.e., Alachua, Clay, Dade, Duval, Gilchrist, Hernando, and Pinellas).
Add Figure 1.
Table 2. Comparison of SMP and Cox (1987) data. OK data are blued
County
Alachua
Brevard
Broward
Charlotte
Citrus
Clay
Collier
DeSoto
Flagler
Glades
SMP jays
02
3
303
86
5
56
67
23
SMP groups
02
8863
2
131
27
2
22
23
8
773
SMP sites
0
86
2
52
16
2
14
3
5
16
Cox jays1
2
9600-16,0003
0
28
25
2
2
?
5
62
Cox sites
1
35
0
7
9
2
1
2
2
13
Hardee
Hendry
Hernando
Highlands
Hillsborough
Indian River
Lake
Lee
Levy
Manatee
Marion
Martin
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Sarasota
Seminole
Sumter
Volusia
Totals
21
2
9
2829
66
48
27
76
47
38
112
75
02
597
4
703
426
31
60
269
9
1
3
935
23
52
157
22
8
30
494
993
16
10
29
41
26
02
210
10
2
283
149
11
18
107
3
1
3
105
16
15
47
14
4
22
14
16
3
6
7
17
13
02
48
1
2
6
40
8
2
33
5
1
13
768
?
12
105
15
62
4
77
118
3
48
11
37
7
0
119
6
0
17
39
6
12
63
1
1
3
53
2
5
26
8
7
4
6
64
2
8
2
15
2
0
25
3
0
5
14
2
5
17
36412,3
6345
12-18,0001, 3
2944
1 - minimum number; Cox often included hearsay reports for which he did not specify the number of jays
2 - excludes single dispersing jays
3 - estimate
4 - publicly owned properties usually are counted as only 1 site, regardless of the number of FSJ groups. Cox usually used this method also, but 2 exceptions are Jonathan
Dickinson State Park, where he mapped 6 separate sites, and Ocala National Forest, where he mapped 61 sites.
Population Decline
Our survey documents in several ways the continuing decline of the Florida Scrub-Jay. Over half of the
groups documented during the SMP were censused for family size (n = 1982 of 3604, 60%). Average group size
statewide was 2.79 jays, yielding a total population estimate of 10,055 jays as of 1998. Correcting for the larger
average group sizes in Highlands County (X = 2.99, n = 889 groups; for the remainder, X = 2.72 [2.62 on page
15.], N = 2715 groups) yields a slightly more conservative estimate of 10,708 jays statewide.
Cox estimated that 15,400-22,800 FSJs existed in the state as of the early 1980s. However, Cox clearly
missed a substantial number of occupied sites during his one-man census, conducted primarily in 1981. It is
therefore difficult to compare our numerical results with Coxs directly. In particular, the proportion of the
statewide population existing on Federal lands remains unclear. While admitting considerable uncertainty in his
estimates, Cox (1987) inferred that 12,200-19,400 jays (79-85%) were on Federal lands. Our results are quite
different. We accounted for 2691 FSJ groups outside Federal lands, and our best sources indicate only about 950
groups on Federal lands. Our results suggest that only 33% of all FSJs exist on Federal lands as of the early 1990s.
Without doubt, FSJ numbers at most sites have been reduced dramatically since Coxs survey, especially
in the northern part of the FSJs range. Same-site comparisons of our results with Coxs allow us to quantify the
change (Table 3). In the 11 counties surveyed by BP, 64 of the 67 non-Federal FSJ sites listed as occupied by Cox
(1987) were surveyed carefully in 1992 and 1993. Of these, only 19 (29%) were still occupied. Cox personally
counted 290 FSJs at 58 of these sites in 1981; at these same 58 sites, BP found only 116 jays, plus 57 in a recently
burned site near one of Coxs sites. Outside the burn, BPs count was only 40% of Coxs. Even including the burn,
BPs count at these 58 sites was only 59% of Coxs from 12 years earlier.
We conclude that in the northern third of its range, the FSJ has declined between 25-50% since the early
1980s. It is perhaps significant that this well-documented rate of decline matches the apparent difference between
Coxs and our estimates for the total statewide population, including both Federal and non-Federal lands (10,708
today vs. 15,400-22,800 in 1981).
Fire suppression and habitat succession appear to be responsible for much of the FSJ population decline in
the north. Of the 45 unoccupied Cox sites BP visited in his 11 counties, only 3 had been cleared completely, while
42 (93%) still contained at least some scrub habitat (Table 3). Most of this scrub was found to be mature sand pine
forest or xeric oak hammock.
Some of the most noteworthy peripheral populations of FSJs are now either extirpated or nearly so. In
general, the northern subpopulations appear to be disappearing most rapidly. Until 1989, for example, Camp
Blanding Military Reservation and Goldhead Branch State Park, both in Clay County, had long supported the
northernmost jay groups. As of 1998, the state park population is extirpated, and the military reservation contains
only a single known group. Guana River State Park and surrounding barrier island scrubs of St. Johns County
supported the northernmost coastal jays, but were believed to have been eliminated by the time of Coxs (1987)
survey. We received two reports of FSJs from St. Johns County in the 1990s, including one report of a single FSJ
that successfully bred with a Blue Jay in 1996 (Morgan and Morgan 1997) and 1997 (Reed Bowman pers. comm.).
The other report was of a single group seen for only a brief amount of time. Finally, the Cedar Key scrub in Levy
County once supported a large population of jays (reviewed in Cox 1987), but this population had been reduced to
only 3-4 groups as of 1998.
Table 3. Status of Coxs (1987) FSJ sites in 11 counties in Florida, 1992-1993.

Cox sites
by County
Citrus 1
Citrus 2
Cox
jays
2
11
SMP
jays
0
3
Habitat
cleared?
No
No
Overgrowth
Some
Some
Citrus 3
Citrus 4
2
3
0
0
No
No
Some
None
Citrus 5
Citrus 6
Citrus 7
Citrus 8
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
No
No
No
No
Heavy
Some
Heavy
Some
Citrus 9
No
Heavy
Hernando 1
Hernando 2
10
H
0
0
No
No
Heavy
Heavy
Hernando 3
Hillsborough 1
Hillsborough 2
Lake 1
Lake 2
Lake 3
Lake 4
Lake 5
Lake 6
Lake 7
5, 3
H
H
4
20
2
3
3
3
12
0
2
0
?
0
13
0
0
0
6
3
57
No
No
?
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Heavy
Heavy
?
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
Some
Heavy
Heavy
Some
Lake 8
Lake 9
Lake 10
Lake 11
Lake 12
Lake 13
Lake 14
Lake 15
Lake 16
Lake 17
3
3
9
3
2
8
11, 4
4
4
H
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
12
No
No
No
No
No
No
Mostly
No
No
No
Heavy
Some
Some
Some
Heavy
Heavy
Some
Heavy
Some
Some
Lake 18
Lake 19
Lake 20
Lake 21
Lake 22
1,1
2
2
1-2
2
1
0
0
0
21
No
No
Yes
No
No
None
Heavy
Lake 23
No
Heavy
Heavy
Some
Comments
<5 acres of marginal habitat
Extensive area of marginal habitat; more jays
possible
1-2 acres
Crystal River State Preserve; <5 acres of marginal
habitat that burned in 1990
Crystal River State Preserve; < 3 acres
<1 acre patch underneath powerlines
A Brown Thrasher repeatedly mimicked an FSJ
scold while the FSJ tape was played!
McGregor Smith Boy Scout Reservation; a
conservation easement is sought
Extensive area of scrub; some jays may still exist
Withlacoochee State Forest; <3 acres of atypical
habitat
Jays extirpated by 1997; targeted for acquisition
Site was not specified
Being developed slowly
5-10 acres
<5 acres
<5 acres; targeted for acquisition
Targeted for acquisition
South part = Cox site
North part = big burn in 1989; needs to be
acquired
<5 acres; targeted for acquisition
25 acres of rosemary scrub; being developed
<5 acres
Mostly cleared for pasture

Dead citrus grove with planted pines
Jays are hand-tame
Dead citrus grove regenerating as open laurel oak
scrub; zoned as an industrial park
Railroad right-of-way; <1 acre!
1-2 acres
Cleared for pasture
Tiny remnant; targeted for acquisition
Rock Springs Run State Reserve; habitats are
managed and jays are color-banded
1-2 acres of marginal habitat
Lake 24
No
Heavy
Lake 25
No
Some
Levy 1
Levy 2
Levy 3
5-7
5
7
?
0
0
?
No
No
?
Heavy
Heavy
Levy 4
23
12
No
Some
Levy 5
16-17
No
Some
Levy 6
Levy 7
Okeechobee 1
Okeechobee 2
Orange 1
Orange 2
4
2
3
H
6
19
0
0
0
0
0
20
No
No
No
No
No
No
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
Some
Some
Orange 3
4-5
No
Some
Orange 4
Orange 5
Orange 6
Orange 7
Orange 8
4
10-15
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
No
Mostly
No
No
No
Heavy
Heavy
Some
Some
Some
Osceola 1
Osceola 2
Pasco 1
Pasco 2
H
3
4
3
?
5
0
7
?
No
Yes
No
?
Some
Seminole 1
Seminole 2
Sumter 1
Sumter 2
Sumter 3
Sumter 4
Sumter 5
2, 2
4
2
2, 2
3
1
3-4, 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Yes
Some
No
No
No
No
No
Some
Some
Some
Some
Heavy
None
Some
Extensive undeveloped area; targeted for

acquisition
Large mobile home park with scattered small
patches of scrub; some jays still may exist
No access
Adjacent to Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve, but
not targeted for acquisition currently
Adjacent to Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve; parts
are targeted for acquisition
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve; management has
begun
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve
Atypical habitat (live oak hammock)
<5 acres
Location vague; all accessible scrub searched
250 acres of scrub; worthy of preservation
Rock Springs Run State Reserve; habitats are
managed and jays are color-banded
Disney property cleared in 1995; last 2 jays
captured in 1994
Mostly cleared for power plant construction
5-10 acres; still suitable for FSJs
Awful habitat (grapevine-covered palmettos)
Wekiwa Springs State Park; habitats are managed
and jays are color-banded
Access denied
Much scrub in area, mostly inaccessible
Cleared for houses; jays seen last in 1986
Barthle Brothers Ranch; extensive area, mostly
unsurveyed; targeted for acquisition
Cleared for condominiums
Partially cleared for mobile homes
<5 acres
Atypical habitat
Planted to slash pines
Habitat is a patch of palmettos along I-75
5-10 acres; the lack of jays was surprising
An H in the Cox jays column denotes a site for which Cox received hearsay reports of jays, but did not specify the number of birds.
Different numbers in the Cox jays column refer to multiple visits to a site. (The number in the SMP jays column is the maximum number of jays observed).
Demographic Decline
Based on our counts of group sizes, widespread demographic decline is evident even within extant
populations through the peninsula. Excluding the robust Highlands County population from the statewide sample
(southern Lake Wales Ridge Subregion; mean group size = 2.99) yields an average group size elsewhere in the
state of only 2.62. [2.72 on page 13.] This is a minimum average because it reflects only those jays actually seen
during the survey; no doubt some jays were missed even when a group was recorded. On the other hand, many of
the groups were censused during summer and fall, when numbers were still enhanced by fledglings or juveniles. In
a demographically stable population that has been studied in detail, the long-term average group size in April is
exactly 3.00 (Woolfenden and Fitzpatrick 1990), which is virtually identical to the census result for the same
region (2.99, see above).
We suspect that average group sizes outside of the southern Lake Wales Ridge are indeed significantly
smaller than 3.00. This means that less than one-third of all FSJ groups contains non-breeding helpers. This, in
turn, means that over most of its range, the FSJ is at best barely replacing itself. If we assume that yearling nonbreeders experience an average mortality of 25% (Fitzpatrick and Woolfenden 1986), then average production of 2year-old recruits for a population with only 0.6 non-breeding yearlings per pair is between 0.4 and 0.5 recruits (0.6
x 0.75). Therefore, if virtually every one of these potential recruits filled a breeding vacancy immediately (which is
unlikely), then sufficient numbers would exist to replace breeders exactly at the rate of 20% annually (0.4 recruits
per pair, or 0.2 per breeder). This 20% matches the annual adult death rate in healthy populations.
In the real world, stochastic variation across space and time actually prohibits such a delicate match of
birth rates and death rates from persisting throughout the range of the FSJ. The absence of a standing surplus of
non-breeding jays implies that across most of its range, the species now exists in a precarious demographic
(im)balance. This pattern explains the continued, steady disappearance of FSJs, even from areas that still contain
scrub habitat. Local extirpations are to be expected as a result of local shortfalls in the reservoir of recruits. Table 4
lists average FSJ group sizes from the 6 Florida counties that contain at least 100 censused groups.
Table 4. FSJ average group size from selected Florida counties. Fix when final.
County
# groups
# jays
Avg. group size
Highlands
Sarasota
Lake
Volusia
Polk
Charlotte
889
149
115
107
202
127
2660
426
306
281
507
294
2.99
2.85
2.66
2.62
2.50
2.31
Table 5. Percentages of FSJ groups occurring on publicly owned lands, arranged by county. Fix when final.
County
Brevard
Charlotte
Citrus
Clay
Collier
DeSoto
Flagler
Glades
Hardee
Highlands
Hillsborough
Indian River
Lake
Lee
Levy
Manatee
Marion
% of groups
protected
~53
8
28
0
27
0
0
0
0
33
21
15
45
4
50
14
83
County
Martin
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Sarasota
Seminole
Sumter
Volusia
Totals
% of groups
protected
51
0
80
75
45
76
0
59
100
50
85
25
64
100
3
~46
Conclusions and recommendations

The Florida Scrub-Jay is continuing to decline statewide, especially across the northern third of its range.
Fire suppression apparently now plays a larger role than habitat destruction in explaining this decline. Further
declines are to be expected, as remnant subpopulations continue to blink out because of demographic imbalances,
or continuing habitat destruction and/or succession.
Efforts to protect large tracts of natural scrub habitats, and to place them under long-term conservation
management, should be increased. Prescribed fire is needed urgently over much of the range of the species, as it is
clear that the FSJ is an early-successional habitat specialist. We realize that there is great difficulty and cost of
habitat management with fire, so educating the public and land-management agencies about the importance of
periodic, intense scrub fires is critical to this restoration effort.
The status and fate of FSJs on Federally owned lands remain uncertain. New surveys of FSJs are needed
most urgently in the Merritt Island/Cape Canaveral area, where the population may have declined dramatically in
only the past few years (David Breininger pers. comm. March 1997). Prescribed fire appears to be urgently needed
in this large and vital Core Population.
Ocala National Forest should be declared critical habitat for the FSJ, and should incorporate ecosystem
management, including the use of fire, over major expanses of its scrub habitats. Continued cultivation of planted
sand pines, and its associated disturbance of soil and plant composition, may not be compatible with the
management of FSJs. Detailed studies of the effects of current silvicultural practices on FSJs should be conducted.
The southern Lake Wales Ridge population is the third major Core Population, and large scrub patches
still remain in private holdings. Efforts to acquire the remaining sites in the Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife
Refuge (Federal) and the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Network (State of Florida) should be strengthened and
accelerated.
Regional-scale Habitat Conservation Plans will be essential to the long-term protection of FSJs in the
myriad of smaller populations across the state. As the human population continues to expand in peninsular Florida,
the HCP process could play a vital role in helping to channel mitigation funding toward local networks of scrub
ecosystem preserves that can be managed in perpetuity. To date, however, only one county (Brevard) has attempted
a countywide HCP, and this attempt was defeated in 1995 by property-rights advocates.
Lastly, the severe decline in FSJ numbers since Jeffrey Coxs surveys in the early 1980s demonstrates the
clear need for continued, extensive monitoring of the statewide population.
This report contains 814 FSJ sites including 646 (77%) that were occupied in 1992-1998 compared to
294 occupied sites located in the early 1980s by Cox (1987) and others. While Cox's surveys were extremely
important for providing baseline data on the FSJ sites he surveyed, his one-year effort clearly was not nearly as
extensive as the SMP. Although he missed few large FSJ populations, not surprisingly, Cox overlooked many
hundreds of small ones.
This report updates and greatly improves upon Cox's data, but cannot be considered a complete count.
Many areas with scrub, including some sites known to be occupied by FSJs in the past, were inaccessible to this
survey. Vast areas of marginally suitable FSJ habitat (e.g., the Brooksville Ridge) were surveyed only cursorily.
And many FSJs are located in non-scrub habitats (e.g., suburban backyards or abandoned citrus groves) that often
were ignored during surveys because they are of little conservation value or would be excessively time-consuming
to survey in detail. Therefore, the sites listed in this report must be considered the minimum number of jays
rather than a complete inventory. Ironically, relatively undeveloped areas such as Glades, eastern Manatee,
Okeechobee, eastern Orange, and Osceola counties were surveyed less thoroughly than were developed areas,
because development means roads, and roads mean access to scrub sites. Undoubtedly, there are other FSJs
waiting to be discovered by others. Since the submission of the final SMP report to USFWS (Fitzpatrick et al.
1994), 53 new FSJ sites (Table 6) [as of 21 Jun 1998] have been brought to our attention, and other sites unknown
to us must surely exist.
Observers who know of currently occupied, or recently extirpated, FSJ sites that are not included in
this report are requested to submit this information to Bill Pranty, 8515 Village Mill Row, Bayonet Point,
Florida 34667-2662, phone 813-862-4556, email billpranty@hotmail.com. We also request notice of any
asterisked (*) BBA reports that can be identified to a specific site.

Table 6. New FSJ sites discovered 1994-1998.
County
Broward
Charlotte
Citrus
Clay
Flagler
Hardee
Hendry
Hernando
Highlands
Hillsborough
Lake
Levy
Site(s)
1
2, 43, 45
1, 4, 9
2, 3
5
1, 3
1
1
11, 37. 49
3, 6, 18, 20
18, 23, 29, 32, 61
3, 7
County
Manatee
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
St. Johns
Seminole
Sumter
Site(s)
6, 16, 18, 19
5
11, NEW
1
ADD 1, ADD 1
2, 5, 9, 12, 17
1
9, 19, 20, 38, 44, 52
1
2
9
SCRUB HABITATS IN FLORIDA

It is known well that FSJs are restricted to the various types of scrub habitats in Florida, of which most are
endemic to the state. Scrub habitats include xeric oak scrub dominated by stunted evergreen oaks (sand live oak
Quercus geminata, Chapmans oak Q. chapmanii, myrtle oak Q. myrtifolia, and Archbold oak Q. inopina),
scrubby flatwoods (oak scrub with an overstory of slash pine Pinus elliottii or longleaf pine P. palustris), sand pine
scrub (oak scrub with an often complete overstory of P. clausa), rosemary scrub (oak scrub with Ceratiola
ericoides and numerous endemic shrubs and forbs), sandhills (mixed forests of pine and turkey oak Q. laevis, often
with small, scattered clumps of scrub oaks), and palmetto scrub, a.k.a. coastal strand (saw palmetto Serenoa repens
with scattered oaks). Photographs of most scrub habitats are found in Cox (1987) and Fitzpatrick et al. (1991).
Christman (1988) is an excellent reference for all scrub types in peninsular Florida.
Generally, scrub is restricted to excessively well drained sandy soils. Much scrub occurs on ridge systems
that represent earlier coastlines, especially along the Atlantic coast. Ridges that contain FSJ populations include
the Lake Wales Ridge (the tallest and therefore oldest ridge in Florida) from Lake and Orange counties south
through Highlands County, the Bombing Range Ridge in southeastern Polk and northeastern Highlands counties,
the Atlantic Coastal Ridge along the states entire east coast, and the Ten Mile Ridge, 8-22 km inland from the
Atlantic Coastal Ridge. Other, inland ridges that contain small FSJ populations include the Brooksville Ridge from
Gilchrist and Alachua counties south to Pasco County, the Mount Dora Ridge from Marion County south to
Orange County, and three small ridges in Polk County (the Lakeland, Winter Haven, and Lake Henry ridges).
Based on their numerous endemic plants and animals, the Lake Wales, Winter Haven, and Lake Henry ridges were
called ancient scrubs by Christman (1988). Another ridge unnamed and largely unrecognized in eastern
Osceola, southwestern Indian River, and northeastern Okeechobee counties contains some widely scattered FSJ
groups, of which most were not discovered until this project.
Thousands of patches of scrub occur in many areas of the peninsula seemingly unrelated to ridge systems
(White 1970), and many of these contain FSJ groups. Non-ridge FSJ habitat includes the oak scrub and scrubby
flatwoods on the mainland near Cedar Key; the extensive sand pine scrub in and around Ocala National Forest;
scrubby flatwoods in northeastern Citrus, southwestern Marion, and northwestern Sumter counties; fire-shadowed
patchy oak scrub around wetlands in north-central Pasco County; scattered oak scrub throughout eastern Manatee
County; scrubby flatwoods at Disney Wilderness Preserve in Osceola and Polk counties; oak scrub in the
Immokalee area; and oak and sand pine scrub in and around Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County. A
few non-ridge FSJ sites occur along watercourses (e.g., the Little Manatee River in Hillsborough County,
Fisheating Creek in Glades County, and the Kissimmee River in at least Polk, Highlands, and Okeechobee
counties) and in uplands bordering many lakes and ponds.

A man-made habitat that has recently become available to FSJs consists of areas regenerating as secondgrowth oak forests, mostly of Q. geminata or laurel oak Q. laurifolia (Christman 1988, pers. obs.). These pioneer
scrubs include extensive areas of the Mount Dora Ridge in Lake County, and Lake Wales Ridge in Lake and Polk
counties that had been converted to citrus groves. Severe freezes in the early and mid-1980s killed the groves and
most have been abandoned. Along with cleared areas in other parts of the peninsula, some of these former groves
currently support small numbers of FSJs. However, it is unlikely that FSJs can persist at most of these unmanaged
sites for more than a decade or so. (As of 1997, residential development is rampant in much of this area in Lake
and Polk counties).
As many human residents of Florida are well aware, FSJs persist in areas where the native vegetation has
been almost or entirely eliminated by development. Many jays in these areas become extremely tame, often
perching on the heads, shoulders, or arms of people while accepting handouts of peanuts and bread. However,
despite the presence of reproducing FSJs in these areas, the birds are unlikely to survive once the developments are
built out.
Table 7. Estimates of the amount of scrub habitats that remain in most peninsular counties and Ocala National
Forest as of 1992-1993. These calculations are extremely coarse because much private property was offlimits to our surveys, because scrub is not always identified on the soil maps, and for other reasons. (Note
how inaccurate our estimates were for Brevard County and Ocala National Forest).
County ........................................................................................ Acres

Brevard, total ........................................................................... 63,036
1
1
Brevard, Federal ...................................................................... 43,300

Charlotte.......................................................................................8180
Citrus............................................................................................3161
Clay ............................................................................................... 541
Collier ..........................................................................................1295
DeSoto ..........................................................................................1906
Flagler ..........................................................................................6236
Glades ..........................................................................................5618
Hardee ..........................................................................................3843
Hernando ......................................................................................3701
Highlands .................................................................................. 52,820
Hillsborough .................................................................................4756
2
Indian River ................................................................................ 4973

Lake .......................................................................................... 29,451
Lee ...............................................................................................3540
Levy........................................................................................... 13,602
Manatee ..................................................................................... 13,959
Marion ....................................................................................... 21,523
2
Martin ........................................................................................ 5720

1
Ocala National Forest. ........................................................... 267,368
Okeechobee...................................................................................5784
Orange....................................................................................... 11,274
Osceola ...................................................................................... 15,723
Palm Beach ...................................................................................1492
Pasco ............................................................................................2940
Polk ........................................................................................... 46,824
Putnam .........................................................................................4272
St. Lucie ..................................................................................... 4887

Sarasota ........................................................................................4637
Seminole.......................................................................................3564
Sumter ..........................................................................................4375
Volusia ...................................................................................... 43,639
Total ........................................................................................ 664,604
1 - Because we did not survey Federal properties, our estimates of the amount of scrub in Brevard County and Ocala National Forest are extremely coarse. Swain et al. (1995)
documented a total of 37,069 acres of scrub in Brevard County in 1993 as follows: 23,655 acres on publicly owned lands (16,87 6 acres at Kennedy Space Center and 6479
acres at Cape Canaveral Air Station) and 13,714 acres that are privately owned. ONF section lists 200,000 acres
2 - scrub was not mapped in these counties; the acreage shown is the amount of occupied FSJ habitat.
PROTECTED LANDS WITH FSJs, 1992-1998

Cox (1987:99) wrote, The best way to ensure the survival of Florida Scrub Jays is to preserve their
habitat. Vegetational succession rendering the habitat unsuitable for Scrub Jays and mortality caused by
vehicles, guns, slingshots, and cats have no doubt contributed to population declines in a few local areas, but those
factors probably have had relatively minor effects statewide, when compared to the effects of habitat destruction.
Since Cox wrote these words, vegetational succession has become the major contributor to the decline of
FSJs, especially in the northern portion of their range. Nonetheless, habitat destruction continues to be a major
problem. Fortunately, the State of Florida is currently involved in one of the nations largest land acquisition
projects, Preservation 2000, designed to raise about 3 billion dollars over the 10-year period from 1991-2000. As a
result of P2000 and other land acquisition programs in Florida, many of the states most significant privately
owned scrub tracts have been purchased for preservation since Coxs surveys in the early 1980s. Furthermore,
many of these sites will be restored and managed by using prescribed fire and other techniques to maintain and in
many cases to increase the number of FSJs that inhabit these scrubs.
Table 8. Virtually all publicly owned sites that contain FSJs currently (excluding campuses). Privately owned areas
under conservation easements are also included here. Most sites in this table have scrub management
plans but a few sites (especially airports) do not. Additional scrublands continue to be purchased by the
various land acquisition agencies, and property surveys preceding or following acquisition often result in
the discovery of previously unknown FSJ populations. It is a certainty that this list will be outdated
immediately. Further, this list includes only those sites that are already publicly owned. Many of these
sites, marked with an asterisk (*), have been acquired only partially. Sites marked with a double asterisk
(**) are less than 10% acquired (and there is no guarantee the remainder of these sites will be protected).
In the county summaries, the names of all sites in Table 7 are underlined and capitalized.
County (ies) ..................... Site ................................................................... Number of FSJ groups

1
Alachua ........................... Morningside Nature Center (#2) ........................................................ 0
Alachua ........................... Paynes Prairie State Preserve (#3) ..................................................... 0

Brevard ............................ Cape Canaveral Air Station (#3) .................................................... 102
Brevard ............................ Coconut Point Preserve (#44) ............................................................. 3
Brevard ............................ Jetty County Park (#4) ........................................................................ 1
Brevard, Volusia .............. Kennedy Space Center (#B16, V1) ................................. estimated 400
Brevard ............................ Liberty Park (#36) .............................................................................. 1
Brevard ............................ Lori Wilson Park (#9) ........................................................................ 1
Brevard ............................ Malabar Scrub Sanctuary (#55) ........................................................ 10
Brevard ............................ Melbourne Regional Airport (#59) ..................................................... 7
Brevard ............................ Micco Scrub Preserve (#43) .............................................................. 26
Brevard ............................ North Coconut Point Preserve (#58) ................................................... 6
Brevard ............................ **Rockledge Scrub Preserve (#5) ..................................................... 24
Brevard ............................ Sebastian Creek (#31, 35)................................................................. 11
Brevard ............................ Spessard Holland County Park (#57) .................................................. 2
Brevard ............................ **Tico Scrub Preserve (#74)............................................................. 24
Brevard ............................ Titusville Wellfield (#84) ................................................................... 3
Brevard ............................ Valkaria Airport (#40) ....................................................................... 7
Brevard ............................ **Valkaria Scrub Preserve (#41) ...................................................... 17
Brevard ............................ Wickham County Park (#26) .............................................................. 2
Broward ........................... Crystal Lake ESL Tract (#1)............................................................... 1
Charlotte .......................... Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area (#2) ................................. 1
Charlotte .......................... Charlotte Harbor CARL site (#56) ...................................................... 3
Charlotte .......................... Myakka Estuary CARL site (#17) ....................................................... 9

Citrus ............................... Potts Preserve (#18)............................................................................ 8
Clay ................................. Camp Blanding Military Reservation (#2) .......................................... 1
Collier .............................. Immokalee Airport (#13) .................................................................... 4
Collier .............................. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (#1)...................... 2
DeSoto ............................. Bright Hour Ranch (#3) (conservation easement) ............................. 21
Highlands ........................ Archbold Biological Station (#21; private) ..................................... 113
Highlands, Polk................ Avon Park Air Force Range (#H35, P21) .......................................... 78
Highlands ........................ *Carter Creek Preserve (#50, 52)...................................................... 36
Highlands ........................ *Flamingo Villas Scrub Preserve (#98) .............................................. 7
Highlands ........................ Gould Road Scrub Preserve (#24) ..................................................... 13
Highlands ........................ *Henscratch Road/Jack Creek Preserve (#56) ................................... 18
Highlands ........................ Hickory Hammock Management Area (#11) ....................................... 1
Highlands ........................ Highlands Hammock State Park (#27, 30) .......................................... 5
Highlands ........................ *Highlands Ridge (#56a) .................................................................. 57
Highlands ........................ *Holmes Avenue Scrub Preserve (#71) ............................................. 16
Highlands ........................ *Lake Apthorpe Scrub Preserve (#68) .............................................. 18
Highlands ........................ Lake June West Scrub Preserve (#64) ................................................. 5
Highlands ........................ Placid Lakes Wildlife and Environmental Area (#18) ....................... 39
Highlands ........................ Platt Branch Mitigation Park (#122)................................................... 9
Hillsborough .................... Balm-Boyette Scrub Preserve (#3) ...................................................... 1
Hillsborough .................... Camp Bayou ELAPP Tract (#13)........................................................ 1
1
Hillsborough .................... Dickman East ELAPP Tract (#12) ..................................................... 0
Hillsborough .................... Golden Aster Scrub Preserve (#6) ....................................................... 2
Hillsborough .................... Little Manatee River ELAPP tract (#15) ............................................. 1
Hillsborough .................... Little Manatee River State Recreation Area (#14) ............................... 2
Indian River ..................... Sebastian Municipal Airport (#1) ....................................................... 8
Indian River ..................... Wabasso Scrub (#11) .......................................................................... 2
Lake ................................. Lake Apopka Restoration Area (#2) ................................................. 1?
Lake ................................. Seminole State Forest (#60) .............................................................. 14
Lake, Marion, Putnam...... Ocala National Forest ..................................................................... 448
Lake, Orange ................... Rock Springs Run State Reserve (#L61, O12) ................................... 10
Lake, Seminole ................ Lower Wekiva River State Preserve (#L62, S11) ................................ 3
Lee ................................... Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve (#8, 9) ................................................... 1
Levy................................. Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve (#7) ................................................... 4
Manatee ........................... Duette Park (#8) ................................................................................. 5
Manatee ........................... Lake Manatee State Recreation Area (#16) ......................................... 1
Manatee ........................... Little Manatee River SWFWMD tract (#20) ....................................... 1
Marion ............................. Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway (#4, #6) ........................................... 4
Marion ............................. Ross Prairie Preserve (#7) .................................................................. 8
Martin .............................. Jonathan Dickinson State Park (#4) .................................................. 47
Martin .............................. Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge (#5) ......................................... ?
Martin .............................. SeaBranch (#17) ................................................................................ 4
Martin .............................. Willoughby Development FSJ Preserve (#15; private) ........................ 3
Okeechobee ...................... Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve (#5) ................................................ 4
Orange ............................. East Orange County Sewage Treatment Plant (#11) ........................... 1
Orange ............................. Split Oak Mitigation Park (#7) ........................................................... 1
Orange, Seminole............. Wekiwa Springs State Park (#O2, S13) .............................................. 2
Osceola ............................ Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area (#6) ..................................... 4
Osceola, Polk ................... Disney Wilderness Preserve (#O5, 43) .............................................. 39
Palm Beach ...................... Carlin County Park (#9) ..................................................................... 1
Palm Beach ...................... County Property [name?] (#14) .......................................................... 3
Palm Beach ...................... Hester Park (#19) ............................................................................... 1

Palm Beach ...................... *Juno Hills (#15) ................................................................................ 5
Palm Beach ...................... Jupiter Lighthouse Park (#7) .............................................................. 1
Palm Beach ...................... Jupiter Ridge Preserve (#12) ............................................................... 1
Palm Beach ...................... Loggerhead Park (#16) ....................................................................... 1
Palm Beach ...................... Radnor Tract (#13) ............................................................................. 4
Palm Beach ...................... Yamato Scrub Preserve (#4) ............................................................... 1
Pasco................................ Al-Bar Ranch (#6)............................................................................ 17
Pasco................................ Alston Tract (#14) .............................................................................. 1
Pasco................................ Cross Bar Wellfield (#9)..................................................................... 2
Pasco................................ Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area (#4) .................................. 6
Pasco................................ J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park (#8) ..................................................... 1
Polk ................................. Alston Tract (#53) .............................................................................. 1
Polk ................................. Catfish Creek Preserve (#28) ............................................................ 35
Polk ................................. Lake Kissimmee State Park (#34) ....................................................... 6
Polk ................................. Lake Wales Ridge State Forest (#38) ................................................ 13
Polk ................................. Saddle Blanket Lakes Scrub Preserve (#24) ........................................ 2
Polk ................................. Tiger Creek Preserve (#48) ................................................................. 2
St. Johns .......................... Guana River Wildlife Management Area (#1) .................................... 1
St. Lucie........................... Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (#7; private).......................... 1
St. Lucie........................... St. Lucie County Airport (#3) ............................................................. 1
St. Lucie........................... Savannahs State Reserve (#1a) ....................................................... ~20
Sarasota ........................... Brohard Park and Pedway (#32) ......................................................... 2
Sarasota ........................... Buchan Airport (#1) ........................................................................... 1
Sarasota ........................... Casperson County Park (#33) ............................................................. 5
Sarasota ........................... Myakka River/Charlotte Harbor CARL site (#6) ................................. 1
Sarasota ........................... Myakka River State Park (#25) ........................................................... 3
Sarasota ........................... Oscar Scherer State Park (#13) ......................................................... 19
Sarasota ........................... Ringling-MacArthur Tract (#20) ........................................................ 1
Sarasota ........................... Shamrock Park and Nature Center (#34) ............................................ 5
Sarasota ........................... Verna Wellfield (#47) ........................................................................ 1
Seminole .......................... Yankee Lake Sewage Treatment Plant (#12) ...................................... 6
Sumter ............................. Half Moon Wildlife Management Area (#2) ..................................... 17
Volusia ............................ Blue Spring State Park (#29) .............................................................. 1
Volusia ............................ North Peninsula State Recreation Area (#15)...................................... 3
Total ................................ .................................................................................................... 1710
1 - only single, dispersing FSJs were reported from these sites
Table 9. Privately owned tracts of land that contain FSJ populations and are under consideration for purchase. In
the county summaries, the names of sites in Table 8 are underlined but not capitalized.
County ............................. Site .............................................................................. # of FSJ groups
Brevard ............................ Canova Scrub (#92) ............................................................................ 6
Brevard ............................ Condev Scrub (#85)............................................................................ 2
Brevard ............................ Jordan Boulevard (#38) .................................................................... 18
Brevard ............................ Seminole Ranch Conservation Area (#83) .......................................... 5
Charlotte .......................... Myakka Estuary (#14, 20, 45) ............................................................ 4
Charlotte .......................... Prairie/Shell Creek (#10-13)............................................................... 6
Citrus ............................... Florida Springs Coastal Greenway (#20) ............................................ 2
Citrus ............................... Flying Eagle (#14) ............................................................................ 01

Collier .............................. Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (#9) ................................. 2
Glades .............................. Fisheating Creek (#15, 16, 22) ......................................................... 16
Hardee ............................. Horse Creek (#1, 2) ............................................................................ 2
Hernando ......................... Weekiwachee Springs (#1, 5) ............................................................ 02
Highlands ........................ Avon Park Lakes (#1)......................................................................... 8
Highlands ........................ Charlie Creek (#91)............................................................................ 1
Highlands ........................ Henscratch Road/Jack Creek (#92) ..................................................... 3
Highlands ........................ Highland Park Estates (#70) ............................................................... 1
Highlands ........................ Kissimmee River (Lower Basin) (#8).................................................. 2
Highlands ........................ McJunkin Ranch (#22) ..................................................................... 12
Highlands ........................ Silver Lake (#3) ................................................................................. 9
Highlands ........................ Sun N Lakes South (#15) .................................................................. 9
Hillsborough .................... Casperson property (#18) ................................................................... 1
Hillsborough .................... Hillsborough River Corridor (#21) ..................................................... 1
Hillsborough .................... Little Manatee River (#20) ................................................................. 1
Lake ................................. Ocala-Wekiva Greenway (#36, 37, 44, 46-48, 55, 56)....................... 14
Lake, Polk ........................ Green Swamp (L16, P28) ................................................................... 3
Levy................................. Cedar Key Scrub (#6) ......................................................................... 2
Manatee ........................... Lake Manatee Lower Watershed (#15) ............................................... 1
Manatee ........................... Little Manatee River (#5, 7, 21) ......................................................... 1
Manatee ........................... Upper Myakka River Watershed (#14, 17) .......................................... 2
Marion ............................. Gum Slough (#11) ............................................................................ 20
Martin .............................. Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (#3) ...................................................... 1-2?
Osceola ............................ Upper Econ Mosaic (#1) ..................................................................... 3
Pasco................................ Pasco 1 (#5, 7) ................................................................................. >2
2
Pasco................................ Weekiwachee Riverine System (#1) ................................................... 0
Polk ................................. Bombing Range Ridge and Flatwoods (#18) ....................................... 9
Polk ................................. Crooked Lake (#9) ............................................................................. 1
Polk ................................. Hesperides (#33) ................................................................................ 5
Polk ................................. Lake Walk-In-Water (#36) ................................................................. 1
Polk ................................. Peace Creek System (#2, 6[?], 8) ........................................................ 1
Polk ................................. Lake Wales Ridge (#27, 33, 38) ......................................................... 7
Polk ................................. Sun Ray (#23) .................................................................................... 7
Polk ................................. Trout Lake (#27) ................................................................................ 1
Polk ................................. Upper Lakes Basin Watershed (#17, 40, 41) ..................................... 18
Sarasota ........................... Myakka River/Charlotte Harbor (#22) ................................................ 1
Sumter ............................. Gum Slough (#3)................................................................................ ?
Volusia ............................ North Indian River Lagoon (#12) ................................................ 1 or 3
Total ................................ .................................................................................................... >245
1 - only single, dispersing FSJs were reported from these sites
2 - jays became extirpated from these sites in 1992-1998
Table 10. Other privately owned tracts of land that contain FSJ groups and that should be acquired for various
reasons (e.g., geographic location, number of jays). However, none of these sites currently are proposed
for acquisition.
County ............................. Site .............................................................................. # of FSJ groups
Glades .............................. how many sites do we list?
Highlands ........................ name Ranch (#51) .............................................................................. 7
Highlands ........................ Hendrie Ranch (#106) ...................................................................... 28
Highlands ........................ Westby Ranch (#59) ......................................................................... 10
Highlands ........................ any more, i.e., part of Placid Lakes Estates, etc.?
Hillsborough .................... Masonic Park and Youth Camp (#19)................................................. 6
Lake ................................. Royal Trails and lands N and E (#42-44)........................................ >35
Levy................................. Cedar Key (#7) ................................................................................... 2
Marion ............................. On Top of the World (#3) ................................................................. 16
Okeechobee ...................... N of Basinger (#2) ............................................................................ 11
Osceola ............................ Yeehaw Junction (#2) ......................................................................... 2
Volusia ............................ Stewart Ranch (#8)........................................................................... 24
Total ................................ .................................................................................................... >173
Table 11. Publicly owned sites occupied by jays recently (i.e., since 1980) but not currently (i.e., usually 19921998). When known, the year FSJs were last reported from each site is also included.
County ............................. Site ................................................................................ Year last seen
Citrus ............................... Crystal River State Preserve (#5) .................................................. 1990
Clay ................................. Gold Head Branch State Park (#1) ................................................ 1991
Flagler ............................. Flagler Beach State Recreation Area (#4) ..................................... 1984
Flagler ............................. Washington Oaks State Gardens (#6) ................................................. ?
Hernando ......................... Withlacoochee State Forest (#4) ................................................... 1981
Lee ................................... Caloosahatchee State Recreation Area (#22) ................................ 1980s
Levy................................. Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (#2) ........................... 1986
Putnam ............................ Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway (#3) ........................................... 1991
Putnam ............................ Ordway-Swisher Preserve (#1) ..................................................... 1983
Sumter ............................. Lake Panasoffkee Preserve (#8) .................................................... 1981
Volusia ............................ DeLand Municipal Airport (#6).................................................... 1981
Volusia ............................ Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge (#5) .............................. 1981
Volusia ............................ Ormond-By-The-Sea Recreation Area (#43) ................................. 1981
FORMAT OF FSJ SITES IN THIS REPORT

Fitzpatrick et al. (1994) summarized the results of the SMP but gave no specific information on FSJ
locations. Accompanying the report was an extensive Geographic Information System (GIS) database in PC
ARC/INFO format. This database contains:
1)
2)
3)
The specific location of every FSJ group found in 1992-1993,

The size, distribution, and FSJ occupancy status of virtually all scrub patches remaining in the peninsula,
along with qualitative estimates of the amount of vegetative overgrowth, human disturbance, and
protected status of all patches surveyed (see page 8 for a list of attributes used), and
Separate coverages for coastal and county boundaries and Federal, state, and selected county roads.
The Fitzpatrick et al. (1994) report and ARC/INFO files were submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service in May 1994. These data are available to all who request information on FSJ distribution in the state.
However, retrieval of specific FSJ site information contained in the report may be difficult because the GIS
database does not include Township/Range/Section data, which typically is the method used by most biologists,
land managers, and consultants to locate sites. With this in mind, the USFWS funded a one-year grant to allow BP
to recompile all the SMP data into a format to allow nearly every FSJ site to be located easily by using
Township/Range/ Section coordinates, and, for many sites, locations using road and street names.
Rather than simply list the specific sites where FSJs were found in the early 1990s, this report also
includes all of Coxs (1987) data, as well as other FSJ site data gathered since Coxs surveys (e.g., the BBA, and
the largely unpublished information on the dozens of FSJ sites discovered in the past decade or so). In short, we
wished to update and improve upon Coxs baseline FSJ survey conducted 10-12 years previously to illustrate the
continued precarious state of Floridas only endemic bird species.
Pages 30-127 represent the core of this report: the specific sites where FSJs have been reported from 19801998. Because existing FSJ site data are stored in various formats (e.g., road and street names; latitude/longitude
coordinates; Township/Range/Section coordinates; USSCS soil maps, and USGS Topographic Quadrangle maps),
this report uses a system that allows each FSJ site to be compatible with all others. In this report, most FSJ sites
are described by all methods except for latitude and longitude coordinates. FSJs located in roadless areas are
identified by only the three latter methods.
The format of each site in this report is:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
The quadrangle name and its block assignment according to the BBA (Kale et al. 1992), listed in boldface
and arranged alphabetically by quadrangle, then numerically by block. (BBA reports that identified the
incorrect quadrangle or block are not boldfaced).
The Township, Range, and Section
The corresponding U.S. Soil Conservation Service soil map number
The corresponding page number of Florida Atlas and Gazetteer (DeLorme 1989), a well-known, easily
available, and widely used state road atlas, and
Directions using road and street names (when available).
Following this are the sources of recent FSJ reports, including the number of birds, date(s), and
observer(s). Cox's (1987) county sites are identified by his numbering system in parentheses. SMP compilers
usually marked on USSCS Soil Maps the specific sites where they encountered FSJ groups, but they were not
required to write down directions to these jays using roads or other landmarks. For this report, we have given
detailed descriptions of all FSJ groups by comparing the FSJ locations marked on the soil maps with commercially
available county road maps. Directions accompany nearly every FSJ group to roads, or in roadless areas, to creeks,
rivers, or some other landmark. Although most directions give distances in tenths of a mile, slight errors by all
SMP compilers during field workand by us during digitizingno doubt have occurred when placing the FSJ
locations onto maps. Therefore, the location of any given FSJ group may be inaccurate by as much as 0.25 mile
(possibly even greater distances in rare cases). Observers who search for SMP FSJ groups should survey all
potentially suitable habitats within 0.5 mile of the site before concluding jays no longer occur in an area. (We
generally used this same criteria for determining whether a Cox site was still occupied during our SMP surveys).
We must caution readers that some road maps contain errors that we may have unknowingly copied into
this report. For example, developments receive permits to build roads that may never actually be built. But because
the roads have been permitted, they may appear on road maps. Commercially available road maps of southern
Highlands County (including those distributed by the Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce) shows dozens of
named roads in sections 26 and 27, Range 29E, Township 37S. In fact, this area is devoid of roads, and was
purchased by the State in 1994; the site is now known as the Lake Placid Wildlife and Environmental Area. Other
undeveloped areas in Highlands County are similarly mis-represented on road maps, as well as an area along the
Myakka River in Charlotte County (#14 and #45); other examples probably exist.
Abbreviations used in this report are: ABS = Archbold Biological Station; BBA = Breeding Bird Atlas;
CARL = Conservation and Recreation Lands acquisition program; CBC = Christmas Bird Count; CR = county
road; DEP = Department of Environmental Protection; DRI = Development of Regional Impact; ELAPP =
(Hillsborough County) Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program; ESL = Environmentally
Sensitive Lands; et al. = and others; FECRR = Florida East Coast Railroad; FR = forest road; GFC = Florida Game
and Fresh Water Fish Commission; in litt. = in a letter; jct = junction; mi = mile(s); FNAI = Florida Natural Areas
Inventory; NWR = National Wildlife Refuge; pers. comm. = personal communication; pers. obs. = personal
observation; SCLRR = Seaboard Coastline Railroad; SFWMD = South Florida WMD; SJRWMD = St. Johns River
WMD; SR = state road; SRWMD = Suwannee River WMD; SWFWMD = Southwest Florida WMD; TNC = The
Nature Conservancy; unpubl. = unpublished; US = United States highway; USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; WMA = Wildlife Management Area; WMD = Water Management District; and N, S, E, W, etc. =
compass directions.
Distances are in miles to conform to vehicle odometers, and area measurements are in acres.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The compilation of this report, and the fieldwork that produced it, required the dedication of numerous
individuals. Many other biologists, consultants, birders, and residents also contributed FSJ data. We thank them
here and hope this list is complete: Lee Adams, Mrs. John Albritton, Mike Allen (GFC), Tommy Allen (GFC),
Paul Anderson, Brooks and Lyn Atherton, E. Bailey, Scott Baker, Judy Balfort, T. Ballard (USFWS), Roberta
Barbour, Alice Bard (DEP), Andy Barth, Gene Bauer, L. Richard Bauer, Charles Bazemore (USFWS), Jim Beever
(GFC), Judith Berry, Martie Betts, Wes Biggs, Cindy Black, Mary Blackman, Phil Boehringer, Reed Bowman
(ABS), Sheryl Bowman (ELAPP), Jeffrey Boyd, David Branchette, Greg Bretz, Rick Buckman, Charlie Buhrman,
Bob Burns (TNC), John Bygrave, Elliot Campert, Helen Carr, Barbara Ceiga, Margaret Chastain, Gail and Robert
Childs, Ron Christen, Dorothy Clark, Forrest and Ruth Clark, Matt Clemens, W. Clive, Jerry Clutts (US Forestry
Service), Jimmy Conner (GFC), Buck and Linda Cooper, Steve Cottrell, Jim Cox (GFC), Mike Cronin, Dianne
Cummings (ABS), Jerry Cutlip, Dave Darrow (GFC), Roy DeLotelle, Greg DeMuth, Robin DeVourney, Kym
Demora, Terri Diesborg, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Doggett, Tony Donofrio, Jack Dozier, Kim Dryden, Jim Duby, Ruth
Duesing, William Duggan, Tom Dyer, John Dyess (GFC), Nancy Edwards, Joe Eisler, Jack Ell, Paul Elliott
(SWFWMD), Shirley Farmer, Ruth Faulk, Steve Fickett, Artie Fleischer (ABS), Nadine Foley, Marty Folk (GFC),
Monica Folk (TNC), August Fox (SWFWMD), Dot Freeman, Jackie Fry, Ada Gantz, Jim Garrison (GFC), Mary
Garvin (ABS), J. Gaskin, Cyndi Gates (SWFWMD), Ken and Ruth Gleason, Mark Good (DEP), Dave Goodwin,
Catherine Graham (ABS), Jean Marie Gramlich (GFC), Rita Grant, Bill Gregg, Debbie Grimes, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Grow, Frederick Guhs, Al Hadeed, John Hall, Nathalie Hamel (ABS), Vivienne Handy, Erik Haney, Al
and Bev Hansen, Pat Harden, Christine Hawkes (ABS), Rob Heath, Shawn Heflick, Lisa Henningsen (SWFWMD),
Dan Hipes (FNAI), Sami Hoag, Iris Holmes, Larry Hopkins, Pat Howell, Connie Hurlbert, June Huss, Stephen
Jester (GFC), Su Jewell (USFWS), Julie Johnson (SWFWMD), Theresa Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kader, Herb
Kale (Florida Audubon Society), Mary Keim, Don Kemp, Mike Kenton, Maxine Kiff, Tim King (GFC), Dale
Knapp (GFC), Jean Kries, Mike Langston, Jane Large, Linda Legg, S. Lenberger, Carol Leonard, Dave Leonard
(ABS), Maureen Leonard, Lynne Lewis, Robin Lewis, Kathy Liles, Ken Litzenberger (USFWS), Fred Lohrer
(ABS), Vivian Lusardi, Gary Maidhof, Ann Malatesta (Dept. of Forestry), Lorne Malo (SJRWMD), Deborah Manz
(USFWS), Vicki Marlatt, Maggie Martin, Ray McCracken, Dave McDonald (ABS), Robert McEwan, Steve
McGehee (ABS), Mike McMillian (ABS), Jennifer McMurtray (DEP), Todd Mecklenborg, Julie Melocke, Mary
Merker, Lori Miller, Gary Minor, Harry Mitchell (GFC), Ginger Morgan (GFC), Frank Morris, Nigel Morris, Joan
Morrison (ABS), Rosi Mulholland (DEP), Ron Mumme (ABS), Rob Musi, Stephanie Nagel, Katy NeSmith
(FNAI), Christopher and Connie Neilson, Bob Nelson, Brian Nelson (ABS), Roxanne Nettles, Charles Newell,
Karolee Owens (USFWS), Gail Parsons, Rich Paul (National Audubon Society), Becky Payne, Steven Peacock,
Dan Pearson, Mary Ann Poole (GFC), Nancy Prine, Zach Pruzak, Lorraine Raap, Michael and Mindy Rashin,
Sharon Raymond-LaPlante, Glenn Reynolds (GFC), Yvonne Rice, Henry Pilker, Larry Riopelle (ABS), Mike
Roberts, Richard Roberts, Don Robinson, Ted Robinson, Bob Rogers, Tommy Rooks (GFC), Ralph Rosenfield,
Judy Ross, Stella Rossi, E. Roszkowski, Sean Rowe, Doug Runde (GFC), Bob Rundle, Janine Russ (DEP),
Charlene Sammon, Carleton Sawyer, Steve Schattler (GFC), Mark Scheuerell, Dan Schmutz, Rod Schultz, Steven
Schultz, Ann Schnapf (National Audubon Society), D. Schock, Gladys Sedlock, Lucy Seeds, Billy Sermons (GFC),
Don Shaw, Deborah Shelley (DEP), Edward Slaney, Edward Sloan, Parks Small (DEP), Anna Smith, Elaine
Smith, Harriet Smith, Ron Smith, Ted Smith, Betty Smyth, Randy Snyder, John Somes, Nancy Spanial, Ken
Spilios, Chuck Starling, Chuck Starling Jr., Gene Stoccardo, Grace Stock, Eric Stolen, Jack Stout, Mary Sumner
(DEP), Dave Sumpter, Bob Sullivan, Hilary Swain (ABS), Keith Tarvin (ABS), Robert Thomas, Jim Thompson,
John Tichy (USFWS), Paulette Torcivia, Tom Trettis, Robin Trindell (DEP), Kerry Tully (SWFWMD), Jane
Tutton (USFWS), Brian Underwood, C. R. Underwood, Alan Vachon, Jim Valade (USFWS), David Voigts, Lee
Walton (ABS), Tom Webber (Florida Museum of Natural History), B. Wesfell, Roberta Wilde, Mildred Wilson,
Don and Gretchen Woodard, Glen Woolfenden (ABS), Mr. and Mrs. Richard Worley, Paul Young, and a friend
who wishes to remain anonymous. BP is especially grateful to Jack Dozier, Parks Small, Ken Spilios, and Gene
Stoccardo.
For allowing access onto their properties, we thank Paul Anderson, Bob Barthle, Joe Barthle, Randy
Barthle, Ted Smith, and Robert Thomas. For "putting up" BP, we thank Dom and Peggy Pranty, Herb Kale,
Christine and Parks Small, Ken Spilios, and Alice and Bob Stoccardo. In particular, the support of Dom and Peggy
Pranty an Mike Delany were essential during the final pushes to prepare the manuscript for publication. For
joining us in the field, we thank Mark Deyrup, Sami Hoag, Holly Lovell, Kirstin Rothrock, and Helen Violi. For
computer and other assistance, we thank Dawn Berry, Dave Barber, Dave and Stephanie Johnson, Leonard
Pearlstine, Gene Stoccardo, Doug Stotz, and Becky Yahr. We thank Tom Webber for forwarding FSJ information
submitted to the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. For sending to us the 5-year WMD acquisition
reports, we thank Ken Berk (SJRWMD), Philip Rhinesmith (SWFWMD), and Izell Wilson (SFWMD). Scott
Taylor of FNAI sent us the CARL projects GIS coverage.
For commenting on drafts of the manuscript, we thank Sheryl Bowman (Hillsborough County), David
Breininger (Brevard County), Shirley Farmer (Hillsborough County), Grace Iverson (Palm Beach County), Parks
Small (Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties), Hilary Swain (Brevard County), Jon Thaxton (Charlotte, Collier,
DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota counties), and Brian Toland (Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie
counties).
In a work of this magnitude and detail, errors are inevitable. Please bring all errors to the attention of Bill
Pranty at 8515 Village Mill Row, Bayonet Point, Florida 34667-2662; 813-862-4556; billpranty@hotmail.com.
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check "4G" Ranch with Steve Peacock
last Pinellas jays at Countryside Mall?
longest dispersal distance
Polk 38: get T/R/S for jays at Walk-In-Water Tract
Polk 43: Add Graves site and new section for DWP jays
St. Lucie: get info on 2 new groups
Table 1: get Orange 11 section data
ALACHUA COUNTY
(No Map)
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: unknown
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 0 breeders, single dispersers at 2 sites
% of current FSJ groups on protected lands: (no groups)
SMP data compiler: none
Cox (1987) knew of 2-6 FSJs at 1 site in Alachua County in 1980-1981. This site, on private land in the
southwestern corner of the county, could not be searched during the SMP due to a lack of public access. The State
has targeted 8250 acres in the area for purchase as the Watermelon Pond CARL project, but the Cox site is not
included within the boundaries of this project.
During the SMP, single jays were reported 3 days apart at 2 publicly owned sites in Gainesville in 1993,
possibly the same dispersing jay. These may be the first FSJ reports in Alachua County since 1981. The nearest
known jays are in Ocala National Forest, about 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast.
Locations in Alachua County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Archer 3 - SE S11, T11S, R17E - Soil Map 94 (main) - DeLorme Page 65-D1: 3.5 mi W of Archer, on the Levy
County Line.
Cox: 6 jays 11 Jun 1980; 2 jays 7 Apr 1981 (Alachua #1).
SMP: not searched; there is no public access to the site (Dave McDonald, Tom Webber pers. comm.).
2.
Gainesville East 6 - NE S2, T10S, R20E - Soil Map 69 - DeLorme Page 65-C3: MORNINGSIDE NATURE
CENTER (278 acres) N of SR-26.
SMP: 1 jay 2 Oct 1993 (Marguerite Girard in Pranty 1994).
3.
[Quadrangle?] - [Township, Range, Section?] - [Soil Map?] - DeLorme Page 65-D3 or 65-D4: PAYNES PRAIRIE
STATE PRESERVE (21,052 acres) S of Gainesville.
SMP: 1 jay 5 Oct 1993 (Jack Gillen in Pranty 1994).
BAY COUNTY
Stevenson and Anderson (1994) did not accept the undocumented report of 1 scrub-jay (presumably an
FSJ) in Bay County on 13 March 1993 (Cathy Phillips in Pranty 1993), a decision with which we agree. Even if
the bird was identified correctly, humans certainly transported it to the area. Considering the extreme tameness of
many FSJs, it is perhaps not surprising that a few birds are captured and transported great distances before their
release or escape. Audubon (in Cox 1987:13) reported caged scrub-jays (FSJs?) at New Orleans in the 1800s. Cox
used this information to explain the presence of an 1883 FSJ specimen from Key West, where the species almost
certainly did not occur naturally. Glen Woolfenden (pers. comm.) has seen photographs of FSJs taken in Ontario,
Canada.
BREVARD COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: 37,069 acres: 23,655 on Federal lands and 13,714 on non-Federal lands
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 886 groups at 86 sites
% of current FSJ groups on protected lands: ~53%
SMP data compilers: David Breininger (DB) and Brian Toland (BT)
Cox (1987) and others found at least 165 FSJs at 34 sites in Brevard County in 1980-1983. Cox also
estimated that 9600-16,000 additional FSJs occurred at Kennedy Space Center (KSC, which includes all of Merritt
Island National Wildlife Refuge [MINWR] and Canaveral National Seashore [CNS] 6000-10,000 birds), and
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (now called Cape Canaveral Air Station; CCAS 3600-6000 estimated). Other
public sites with FSJs were Jetty County Park, Cape Kennedy Regional Airport (now called Melbourne Regional
Airport), and Valkaria Airport. Outside the 2 Federal properties, Cox considered the future for FSJs in Brevard
County to be rather bleak, especially on Merritt Island and the barrier island.
Breininger (1989) later determined that about half of the scrub at MINWR was not occupied by FSJs due
to a dense canopy of slash pines, or too sparse a coverage of scrub oaks. Furthermore, Cox averaged the densities of
FSJs along Breiningers (1981) transects to calculate the overall population size. Breininger (1989) later
determined that few transects actually contained a density of jays similar to those used by Cox, further decreasing
the estimated refuge population. Breininger (1989) revised the estimated FSJ population at MINWR to about 2500
birds, less than a third of Coxs earlier estimates. Breininger also revised the FSJ population estimate at CCAS to
920-1840 birds. As he (1989) pointed out, these revisions significantly altered the statewide estimate of FSJs, from
15,600-22,800 birds in Cox (1987) to 7010-10,978 birds, a reduction of greater than 50%.
KSC contains 16,876 acres of scrub (Swain et al. 1995) that could support 700-800 FSJ groups if all the
scrub was in prime condition. However, much scrub at KSC is extremely overgrown. David Breininger (pers.
comm. March 1996) believes there probably are only about 400 FSJ groups at KSC presently, with 150 of these
color-banded and under study. CCAS contains 6479 acres of scrub (Swain et al. 1995) that could support 250-300
FSJ groups, but the scrub there is even more overgrown than scrub at KSC. Percival et al. (1995) located only 102
FSJ groups at CCAS in 1994-1995, with perhaps another 10 groups being overlooked. These data suggest that even
Breiningers (1989) estimates for the two Federal properties failed to realize the degree to which habitat succession
was impacting the FSJ populations. The most recent FSJ population estimate at KSC suggests 1000-1200 birds,
and the recent survey at CCAS 250-300 birds. This new combined total of about 1375 FSJs on Merritt Island and
Cape Canaveral is only about 10% of Coxs (1987) estimate and 30% of Breiningers (1989) estimate.
In 1993, Swain et al. (1995) mapped 13,714 acres of privately owned scrub in Brevard County.
Subsequent land purchases have protected some of this acreage, and much more is sought for acquisition. The
breakdown of scrub habitats by types was: scrubby flatwoods (37%), oak scrub (35%), sand pine scrub (23%), and
coastal strand (5%). Only 2% of the privately owned scrub in Brevard County was classified as "optimal" for FSJ
occupancy in 1993, while 74% was considered severely overgrown or extremely unsuitable" for jays. Swain et al.
(1995) wrote, "Declining habitat quality is a simple consequence of fire suppression. The 1943 aerial photo
coverage for Brevard County shows large contiguous areas of low scrub habitats with open, sandy conditions.
Natural lightning fires and burning for cattle ranching were a regular feature of the landscape. The history of fire
suppression since 1943 follows a chronological progression of deteriorating habitat quality. It has taken about 40
years to go from typical open scrub habitat conditions to the current severely overgrown situations."
SMP data in Brevard County are the result of an FSJ survey conducted to implement a proposed FSJ
Habitat Conservation Plan in the county (Swain et al. 1995). The Brevard County Geographic Research Division
prepared the quadrangle-based maps that accompanied the report. Survey and mapping protocol in Brevard County
differed from survey methods in the majority of the state in two ways. The less important difference is that all
Brevard data were digitized in the county rather than at ABS, and these maps show considerably more detail than
do the maps for the rest of the state. The Brevard maps include Township/Range/Section data countywide. In land
grants, section numbers on the Brevard HCP maps may differ from corresponding data on the Brevard soil maps.
(Generally, the soil maps do not break down land grants into sections, but the HCP maps do). Differences in
section designation also occur on the barrier island. Most or all of the section differences between the HCP maps
and the soil maps are listed in this report.
The major difference in the Brevard data involves how FSJ groups were mapped. For most counties,
specific locations were mapped when FSJs were located in the field. The Brevard maps do not show these; rather,
all habitats within an area of FSJ occupancy were mapped as being within the jays range. Within each of these
jay-occupancy polygons is a number of the FSJ groups that occur, but the jay groups themselves are not mapped.
This has caused many FSJ territories on the Brevard County HCP maps to appear extremely large, encompassing
100 acres or more per group. (The Fellsmere quadrangle is a good example of this). Within each polygon, we
placed the FSJ groups randomly. SMP locations in this report describe the limits of the occupied habitat polygons.
Also, we cannot specify the number of FSJ groups that occupy conservation areas or proposed acquisitions when
the jay-occupancy polygon includes other land ownerships. (Generally, we have placed all FSJ groups inside the
boundaries of preserves or properties proposed for acquisition. Later surveys undoubtedly will clarify the
proportion of these groups that actually occupy these properties).
The SMP estimated over 2000 FSJs in 886 groups at 86 sites in Brevard County in 1993, mostly on public
properties. Publicly owned sites with FSJs are KSC (400 groups estimated), CCAS (102 groups), Micco Scrub
Preserve (26 groups), Rockledge Scrub Preserve (24 groups, but little acreage acquired), Tico Scrub Preserve (24
groups, but little acreage acquired), Valkaria Scrub Preserve (17 groups, but little acreage acquired), Malabar
Scrub Preserve (10 groups), Corrigan Ranch (9-10 groups), Melbourne Regional Airport (7 groups), Valkaria
Airport (7 groups), North Coconut Point Preserve (6 groups), Coconut Point Preserve (3 groups), Titusville
Wellfield (3 groups), Jetty Park (2 groups), Spessard Holland County Park (2 groups), Wickham County Park (2
groups), Coraci Ranch (1-2 groups), and Lori Wilson Park (1 group). Other FSJ groups would be protected by the
Jordan Boulevard (18 groups) and Canova Scrub (6 groups) CARL sites. The report of FSJs at Patrick Air Force
Base (Woolfenden and Fitzpatrick 1996b) is in error. About 54 FSJ groups inhabit the huge Palm Bay
development, but this population will continue to decline as development proceeds.
Because the FSJ groups at Merritt Island and Cape Canaveral are isolated from other jays in Brevard
County via the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian and Banana rivers, conservation of mainland populations is essential.
In southern Brevard County (i.e., from Malabar Road south), the SMP found 165 FSJ groups in 1993. Of these,
103 groups were on the Ten Mile Ridge, 57 on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, and 5 on the barrier island. None of
these groups were on lands protected in 1993, but subsequent land purchases have protected many of these groups.
The Brevard Coastal Scrub Ecosystem CARL project (formerly known as Scrub Jay Refugia CARL
project) consists of 16 sites mostly on the mainland from Titusville south to the Indian River County Line. Total
acreage of the project is 27,745 acres, but only 2061 acres have been acquired through the end of 1996. The
remaining 25,684 acres have a tax-accessed value in excess of $86 million (1997 CARL Annual Report).
Locations in Brevard County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Aurantia 5 - (S portion of Bernardo Segui Land Grant) S34, S35, T20S, R34E; all quarters S2, E and NW S3,
E S10, W and SE S11, N S14, T21S, R34E - Soil Maps 5, 6, 9, and 10 - DeLorme Page 81-C2: between I-95,
Burkholm Road, SR-46, and Freshwater Lake.
SMP: 6 groups of jays in 1993 (DB and Shawn Heflick).
2.
Aurantia 6, Mims 3, and Titusville SW 4 - all quarters S25, E S35, W S36, T21S, R34E; W S30, T21S,; NE
S2, T22S, R34E - Soil Maps 15 and 20 - DeLorme Pages 81-C2, 81-C3, and 81-D2: N, NW, and W of South Lake
along Bear Bluff Road NE to the jct of Carpenter Road and Lantern Court.
SMP: 7 groups of jays in 1993 (DB).
3.
Cape Canaveral 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and False Cape 1, 2, 3, and 6 - Parts of S23, S24, S25, S26, S35, T22S, R37E;
S31, T22S, R38E; S1, S12, S13, S14, S23, S24, S25, S26, S35, S36, T23S, R37E; S5, S6, S7, S8, S16, S17, S18,
S19, S20, S21, S28, S29, S30, S31, S32, S33, T23S, R38E; S1, S2, T24S, R37E; S6, T24S, R38E - Soil Maps 28, 29
(left), 34, 35, 39, 40, 44, and 45 - DeLorme Pages 88-A2 and 82-D2: CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION (15,438
acres; 6479 acres of scrub, owned by the US Government).
Cox: 70 jays counted 23 Jun 1981; 3600-6000 jays estimated (Brevard #2).
BBA: (Cape Canaveral 1) "territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante); (Cape Canaveral 2)
"territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante); (Cape Canaveral 3) "territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark
Mercadante); (Cape Canaveral 4) "territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante); (Cape Canaveral 5)
"territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante); (False Cape 1) "territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark
Mercadante); (False Cape 2) "territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante); (False Cape 3) "territorial
behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante); and (False Cape 6) "territorial behavior" in 1989 (Mark Mercadante).
Add: 920-1849 jays estimated (Breininger 1989).
SMP: 439-875 jays estimated in 1991 and 1994 (Mark Mercadante in Percival et al. 1995); 102 groups
mapped (group size of 2.7 birds/group) 1 Aug 1994-31 Jul 1995 (Percival et al. 1995). Scrub on the Air Station is
extremely overgrown due to 50 years of fire suppression. The FSJ population on the Station currently is plummeting,
with poor adult survival, poor fledgling survival, and poor nestling production (Percival et al. 1995). A massive
amount habitat restoration must occur on the Air Station if FSJs are to survive there. Based upon the amount of
available FSJ habitat on the Station, there is the potential for over 250 FSJ groups to occupy the area, more than
twice the current population size. However, habitat restoration is likely to be difficult (Mark Mercadante and D.
George in Percival et al. 1995), so it is doubtful the carrying capacity of FSJs at Cape Canaveral Air Station will ever
be reached. Furthermore, some public agencies prefer to retain the overgrown scrub as habitat for Neotropical
migrant bird species, rather than restoring it for FSJs (David Breininger pers. comm. March 1997).
4.
Cape Canaveral 3 - SE S11, E and NW S14, NE S23, T24S, R37E - Soil Map 44 - DeLorme Page 88-A2:
JETTY PARK (9 acres) and vicinity E of SR-401 between Ebervein Boulevard and Washington Avenue.
Cox: 6 jays 18 May 1981 (Brevard #1).
5.
Cocoa 2 and 3 - SE S15, E S22, W S23, all quarters S26, E S27, NE S34, all quarters S35, T25S, R36E;
W S2, T26S, R36E - Soil Maps 52, 56, and 60 - DeLorme Page 88-B1: Rockledge Scrub Preserve (2591 acres, 141
acquired) 0.0-1.2 mi W of US-1 and 0.0-3.7 mi S of Gus Hipp Boulevard.
6.
Cocoa 4 - N S31, T24S, R37E - Soil Maps 48 and 49 - DeLorme Page 88-B1: vicinity of SR-520 and Newfound
Harbor Drive on Horti Point.
Cox: jay(s) 18 May 1981 (local resident) (Brevard #18).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in 1993 (DB) on the N side of SR-520 W of Banana River Drive.
7.
Cocoa 5 - center S7, SE S18, T25S, R37E - Soil Map 53 - DeLorme Page 88-B1: Newfound Harbor Drive, 0.5 mi S
of Cutter Court; and 0.3 mi S of Embassy Arms Drive.
Cox: 2 jays (1 per site) 18 May 1981; 3 jays summer 1982 (Johnnie Johnson) (Brevard #17).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1993 (DB) between Via Roma and Arms Street.
8.
Cocoa 5 - S17, T25S, R37E - 0.25-0.35 mi N of the S end of Horti Point on Newfound Harbor Drive.
BBA: "agitated behavior" (2 groups) in 1986 (Sharon Tyson); "pair" (2 groups) in 1987 (Sharon
Tyson) "both groups still there." These were incorrectly recorded in the Cocoa 4 block.
SMP: 0 jays in 1993 (DB).
9.
Cocoa Beach 1 - SW S2 (not on Brevard HCP maps), SE S3, T25S, R37E - Soil Map 53 - DeLorme Page 88-B2:
LORI WILSON PARK (36 acres) on the E side of SR-A1A, 1.5 mi S of SR-520.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1993 (DB); at least 1 jay 21 Oct 1995 (Eric Stolen and Bill Pranty).
10.
Courtenay 1 - middle N S15, T23S, R36E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: S side of Pine Island Road.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in 1993 (DB).
11.
Courtenay 1 - S S15, E and NW S22, SW S23, T23S, R36E - Soil Maps 33 and 38 - DeLorme Page 88-A1:
SR-3 and Whaley Road between Baker Road and Crisafull Road West.
12.
Courtenay 1 and 2 - SE S22, SW S26, NE S27, T23S, R36E - Soil Map 38 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: SR-3, 0.00.4 mi N of Chase Hammock Road.
Cox: 1 jay 19 May 1981 (Brevard #5).
13.
Courtenay 2 - NE S34, NW S35, T23S, R36E - Soil Map 38 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: North Tropical Trail
between West Crisafull Road and Church Road.
14.
Courtenay 2 and 3 - W S2, E S3, all quarters S10, W S11, T24S, R36E - Soil Map 43 - DeLorme Page 88-A1:
SR-3, 0.3-1.6 mi N of SR-528, and W to Lake Pointe Place and Sanders Lane.
15.
Courtenay 4 - SE S13, E S24, NE S25, T23S, R36E - Soil Maps 33 and 38 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: just W of
Kennedy Space Center S of SR-3 to 0.25 mi N of Bishop Road.
16.
Courtenay 1, 4, 5, and 6, False Cape 1, 2, and 3, Mims 4, 5, and 6, Oak Hill 3 and 6, Orsino 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6,
Pardon Island 3 and 6, Titusville 4, and Wilson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - [parts of 179 sections] - Soil Maps 2, 3, 4, 7,
8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 29 (right), 33, 34, 38, 39, and 43 - DeLorme Pages 88-A1, 82-D2, 81-C3, 82-D1,
and 82-C1: JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, including all of MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE (139,155 acres) and CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE (57,661 acres, owned by the U. S.
Government).
Cox: 2577-4621 jays estimated in 1980 (L. R. Salata);15,297 jays estimated by Cox, revising Salatas
data; 12,533-13,095 jays estimated by Breininger (1981); 6000-10,000 jays estimated by Cox (Brevard #19).
BBA: (Courtenay 4) "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "fledged young" in 1989 (David
Breininger); (Courtenay 5) "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); (Courtenay 6) "fledged young" in 1989
(Dwight Cooley); (False Cape 1) "occupied nest" in 1986 (David Breininger); "occupied nest" in May 1987 (Doug
Stuckey); (False Cape 2) "fledged young" in 1986 (Doug Stuckey); "territorial behavior" 12 Apr and 2 May 1990
(Gene Stoccardo); "nest with young" in 1990 (David Breininger); (False Cape 3) "territorial behavior" 19 Apr
and 2 May 1990 (Gene Stoccardo); (Mims 4) "nest with young" 26 May 1990 (Doug Stuckey); (Oak Hill 6)
"territorial behavior" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); (Orsino 1) "seven or more territorial males in 1986 (David
Breininger); "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); (Orsino 4) "nest with eggs" 17 Apr 1986 (Doug Stuckey);
"fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "nest with young" in 1989 (DB); "nest with young" in 1990 (David
Breininger); (Orsino 5) "fledged young" in 1986 (Doug Stuckey); "occupied nest" in 1986 (David Breininger);
"fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "territorial behavior" 29 Mar and 10 May 1990 (Bill Pranty); (Orsino
6) "territorial behavior" in Jun 1986 (David Breininger); "territorial behavior" in 1989 (no name on card);
"fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "suitable habitat" 27 Mar 1990 (Bill Pranty); "suitable habitat" 18
Jun 1990 (Gene Stoccardo); (Wilson 1) "fledged young" 26 May 1990 (Doug Stuckey); (Wilson 2) "seven or more
territorial males" in Jun 1989 (David Breininger); "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "occupied nest" in
1990 (Doug Stuckey); (Wilson 3) "nest with young" in 1989 (David Breininger) "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight
Cooley); "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "fledged young" in 1989 (David Breininger); (Wilson 6)
"pair" in Apr 1986 (Doug Stuckey and Don Devitt); "fledged young" in 1989 (Dwight Cooley); "fledged young"
in 1989 (David Breininger).
SMP: 400 groups estimated in 1996 (DB). (We used Breininger et al. [1991] to draw the very coarse KSC
scrub habitat polygon).
17.
Courtenay 5 - SE S25, E S36 (listed by Cox as SW and NW quarters, but the mileage indicates the E), T23S,
R36E; NE S1, T24S, R36E - Soil Map 38 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: just W of Kennedy Space Center between Chase
Hammock Road and 0.2 mi S of Hall Road.
18.
Courtenay 6 - E S12, T24S, R36E; W S7, T24S, R37E - Soil Map 43 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: just W of Kennedy
Space Center between Savannahs Trail and the Barge Canal.
19.
Courtenay 6 - S S7, S18, T24S, R37E - Soil Map 43 - DeLorme Page 88-A1: N side of SR-528, 0.25-0.75 mi W of
Banana River Drive.
20.
Eau Gallie 4 - SW S1, SE S2, NE S11, NW S12, T26S, R36E - Soil Map 60 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: along
US-1 and FECRR tracks, roughly 0.0-1.5 mi N of Pineda Avenue.
Cox: 5-7 jays (2-4 adults and 3 juveniles) 20 May 1981 (Brevard #27).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1993 (DB) near the jct of Pinehurst Avenue and Villa Drive.
21.
Eau Gallie 4 - SE S11, SW S12, T26S, R36E - Soil Map 60 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: W of Pinehurst Avenue
between Spyglass Hill Road and Woodside Drive.
22.
Eau Gallie 4 and 5 - S S13, T26S, R36E - Soil Maps 60 and 64 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: W of CR-509 and N of
SR-404.
SMP: 1 group of jays in 1993 (DB).
23.
Eau Gallie 4 and 5 - N and SE S24, N and SE S25, E S36, T26S, R36E; middle S S19, all quarters S30,
N and SW S31, T26S, R37E - Soil Map 64 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: Wickham Road Wellfield CARL project (822
acres, 0 acquired) along Wickham Road, from 0.75 mi N of SR-404 to 2.0 mi S of SR-404.
SMP: 7 groups of jays in 1993 (DB). GIS map has 8 groups numbered 23.
24.
Eau Gallie 5 - W and SE S30, N and SW S31, T26S, R37E - Soil Map 64 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: E side of
FECRR tracks 0.0-0.4 mi S of SR-404.
25.
Eau Gallie 5 and 6 - SE S31, SW S32, T26S, R37E; W S5, NE S6, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 69 - DeLorme
Page 88-C1: E of Croton Road 0.4 mi N of Parkway Drive.
26.
Eau Gallie 5 and 6 - middle E S1, T27S, R36E; middle W S6, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 68 - DeLorme Page 88C1: WICKHAM COUNTY PARK E of Wickham Road between Post Road and Parkway Drive.
SMP: 2 groups of jays in 1993 (DB). There is no tan here.
27.
Eau Gallie 6 - SE S7, NE S18, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 69 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: SW of Lake Washington Road
and Croton Road, near the jct of Autumn Way and Equinox Drive.
SMP: 1 jay group in 1993 (DB).
28.
Eau Gallie 6 - all quarters S8, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 69 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: Stewart Road between Sweetwood
Drive (on the E) and Bruman Terrace (on the W).
29.
Eau Gallie 6 - SE S8, SW S9, NE S17, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 69 - DeLorme Page 88-C1: W of US-1 between
Lake Washington Road and Croftwood Drive.
30.
Fellsmere 1 and Grant 3 - E S34, W S35, T29S, R37E; all quarters S2, E S3, NE S10, E and NW S11,
E S14, T30S, R37E - Soil Map 99 - DeLorme Page 96-A2: Micco Expansion CARL project (1833 acres, 0 acquired)
along the W side of I-95 from Grant Road S to 0.5 mi S of Micco Road, continuous with Micco Scrub Sanctuary,
Sebastian Creek Preserve, and the South Babcock CARL site.
31.
Fellsmere 1 and Grant 3 - S S10, SW S11, W S14, all quarters S15, T30S, R37E - Soil Map 99 - DeLorme
Page 96-B2 and 96-A2: Micco Road 0.1-0.3 mi W of I-95.
Cox: 3 jays Dec 1981 (Maggie Bowman); 3 jays 28 Dec 1982 (Brevard #20).
SMP: 15 groups of jays in 1993 (DB) within MICCO SCRUB SANCTUARY (1322 acres) and Micco
Expansion CARL project (1833 acres, 0 acquired), which includes the Cox site.
32.
Fellsmere 1 and 2 - SE S14, E S23, W S24, SE S35, T30S, R37E; center of Fleming Land Grant, T30S,
R38E - Soil Maps 99, 105, and 106 - DeLorme Page 96-B2: CORRIGAN RANCH (7000 acres), an acquired parcel of
ST. SEBASTIAN RIVER STATE BUFFER PRESERVE (22,407 acres, 16,683 acquired) between Micco Road and
the Saint Sebastian River, adjacent to CORACI RANCH (#35).
SMP: 9 groups of jays in 1993 (DB and Shawn Heflick).
33.
Fellsmere 4 - W S11 (Fleming Land Grant), middle (N-S) S15, N S22, and S23, T30S, R38E - Soil Map 100 and
101 - DeLorme Page 96-B2: Fleming Grant Road 0.2-1.5 mi S of Micco Road.
Cox: 2 jays 13 May 1981 (Brevard #24) in S15 and 22.
SMP: 3 groups of jays in Jun 1993 (Mary Ann Poole); jays in 1993 (fide Neal Eichholz) in S11 and 23.
34.
Fellsmere 4, Grant 6, Sebastian 1, and Sebastian NW 3 - S S11, SW S13, all quarters S14, E S23, W S24,
T30S, R38E - Soil Maps 101 and 107 - DeLorme Page 96-B2, 96-A2, 96-A3, and 96-B3: US-1 between Micco Road
and the Indian River County Line.
Cox: 1 jay 13 May 1981 at the jct of Barefoot Bay Boulevard and Osprey Road (Brevard #22); 7 jays Nov
1980 (Maggie Bowman) in Indian River Shores Trailer Park on the W side of US-1 about 0.8 mi N of Micco Road
(Brevard #23); 5 jays 13 May 1981 on the jcts of Honeysuckle Drive and Azalea, and Primrose Drive and Wisteria
(Brevard #25).
SMP: 7 groups of jays in 1993 (BT).
35.
Fellsmere 4 and 5 - center of Fleming Land Grant, T30S, R38E - Soil Map 106 and 107 - DeLorme Page 96-B2:
CORACI RANCH (3000 acres), an acquired parcel of ST. SEBASTIAN RIVER STATE BUFFER PRESERVE
(22,407 acres, 16,683 acquired) on the S side of the Saint Sebastian River E of I-95, adjacent to CORRIGAN
RANCH (#32).
36.
Fellsmere NW 4 and 5 and Grant 1 and 2 - SE S32, SW S33, T28S, R37E; W and SE S4, all quarters S5,
SE S6, NE S7, all quarters S8 and S9, W S15, all quarters S16, E S17, N S21, NW S22, T29S, R37E Soil Maps 88 and 93 - DeLorme Page 96-A1: NE portion of Palm Bay development S of SR-514 and W of I-95,
including LIBERTY PARK (10 acres).
SMP: 47 groups of jays in 1993 (DB and BT).
37.
Grant 1, 2, 4, and 5 - SE S7, SW S8, W S17, E and SW S18, T29S, R38E - Soil Map 89 - DeLorme Page
96-A2: VALKARIA AIRPORT.
Cox: 14 jays 13 May 1981; 3 jays 28 Dec 1982 (Brevard #34).
Add: "over 40" jays counted by "Audubon Society" in 1987, over 25 banded "by county" (Rose Schulte);
these jays probably include jays in #42, below.
38.
Grant 1 and 4 - S S31, T28S, R38E; all quarters S6 and S7, W S8, N S17, T29S, R38E - Soil Maps 84 and 89
- DeLorme Page 96-A2: Jordan Boulevard CARL site (1000 acres, 0 acquired) W of US-1, 0.3 mi S of CR-514 S to
Valkaria Road.
39.
Grant 1 and 4 and Melbourne East 3 and 6 - all quarters S31, T28S, R38E; E S6, T29S, R38E - Soil Maps 84
and 89 - DeLorme Page 96-A2 and 88-D2: US-1, 0.4 mi N of SR-514 S to Jordan Boulevard.
40.
Grant 2 all quarters S22, T29S, R37E - Soil Map 93 DeLorme Page 96-A2: Ten Mile Ridge Expansion CARL
project (529 acres, 0 acquired) between I-95 and SR-507, 0.0-1.0 miles S of Valkaria Road.
41.
Grant 2 - all quarters S27, E S28, T29S, R37E - Soil Map 93 - 0.0-1.0 N of Grant Road between I-95 and SR-507,
now part of the South Babcock CARL project (695 acres, 0 acquired).
Cox: 5 jays 28 Dec 1982 (Brevard #35).
42.
Grant 2 and 5 - SW S16, S S17, SE S18, E S19, all quarters S20, W S21, W S28, all quarters S29, NE
S30, T29S, R38E - Soil Maps 89 and 94 - DeLorme Page 96-A2: VALKARIA SCRUB SANCTUARY (2764 acres;
190 acquired) W of US-1 S of Valkaria Airport to Grant Road.
Add: see #37, above. Some of those jays probably are included in this site.
43.
Grant 4, Melbourne East 6, and Sebastian NW 2 - SE S17, NE S20, W S21, E S28, NE S33, SW S34,
T28S, R38E; middle (N-S) S3, E S10, SW S11, NW S14, T29S, R38E - Soil Maps 79, 84, 89, and 95 (right) DeLorme Pages 96-A2, 88-D2, and 96-A3: COCONUT POINT PARK (36 acres, owned and managed by Brevard
County) along SR-A1A between Melbourne and Floridana Beach, adjacent to North Coconut Point Preserve (#57).
FNAI: jays in 1972-1986 (Pat Harden) on "Disney North" tract; 2 jays (1 hand-tame) 15 Feb 1990 (Ann
Johnson, Margaret James, and Hilary Swain) at Coconut Point North; 2 pairs of jays 21 Feb 1990 (Ann Johnson) at
Coconut Point; jays in 1972-1986 (Pat Harden) at "Disney Middle" tract; jays since 1972 (Pat Harden) at "Disney
South" tract; 3 tame jays 21 Feb 1990 (Ann Johnson) at Hog Point Cove.
SMP: 3 groups of jays between Coconut Point and 0.3 mi N of Richards Avenue (DB and BT), only in the
Grant and Melbourne East quadrangles.
44.
Grant 4 and 5 - SE S10, S11, S14, NE S23, T29S, R38E - Soil Map 95 (right) - DeLorme Page 96-A2: SR-A1A
between Cassakee Trail and Cortez Street.
45.
Grant 5 and 6 - SW S27, E S28, NE S33, W S34, T29S, R38E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 96-A2: US-1,
0.7 mi N of Grant Road to 0.2 mi S of Berry Road.
Cox: 7 jays in 2 groups (5 and 2) 13 May 1981 (Brevard #7 and Brevard #8).
46.
Grant 6 - SE S3, NE S10, T30S, R38E - Soil Map 101 - DeLorme Page 96-A2: W of US-1 on Senne Road, and
the S side of Senne Road just W of FECRR tracks.
Cox: 3-4 jays 13 May 1981 (Brevard #21).
47.
Maytown 6 - (Dellespine Land Grant and Peter Fouchard Land Grant) NW S1, W S4, S8, T20S, R34E - Soil
Map 2 - DeLorme Page 81-B2: US-1 between the Volusia County Line and 0.4 mi S of SR-5A.
Cox: 3 jays 21 Aug 1981 (Brevard #29).
48.
Maytown 6, Mims 1, and Oak Hill 3 - (William Garvin and Bernard Segui land grants) E S23, NW S27, NE
S28, T20S, R35E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Pages 81-D2 and 81-B3: W of US-41 [off road map].
49.
Melbourne East 1 - NE S23, W S24, all quarters S25, T27S, R37E - Soil Maps 73 and 74 (left) - DeLorme Page
88-D2: South Patrick Drive between Sand Pine Road and Monaco Drive.
SMP: 2 groups of jays in 1993 (DB) between Riverside Drive, SR-A1A, Coconut Drive, and Mosswood
Boulevard.
50.
Melbourne East 1 - E S24, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 74 (left) - DeLorme Page 88-D2: W side of SR-A1A between
Ocean View Lane and Putnam Drive.
51.
Melbourne East 2 - SE S10, NE S15, T28S, R37E - Soil Map 78 - DeLorme Page 88-D2: between University
Boulevard, Applin Street and Plummer Circle, Pirate Lane, and Wiley Street.
52.
Melbourne East 2 - NW S13, NE S14, T28S, R37E - Soil Maps 78 and 79 - DeLorme Page 88-D2: E and S of
Robert J. Conlan Boulevard, W of US-1, and N of Amberly Road.
53.
Melbourne East 2 - SE S14, T28S, R37E - Soil Map 78 - DeLorme Page 88-D2: W of FECRR tracks near the jct
of Kirby Avenue and Hudson Avenue.
54.
Melbourne East 3 - S S25, SE S26, NE S35, all quarters S36, T28S, R37E; SW S30, W S31, T28S, R38E Soil Maps 83 and 84 - DeLorme Page 88-D2: MALABAR SCRUB SANCTUARY (395 acres; owned and managed by
Brevard County) between FECRR tracks, SR-514, and E of Turkey Creek.
55.
Melbourne East 5 - W S8 (S7 on HCP map), T28S, R38E - Soil Map 79 - DeLorme Page 88-D2: N side of 2nd
Avenue just E of Oak Street; S side of Oak Street between Orange Street and Cherry Street; N side of Oak Street just
W of the baseball park.
Cox: 4 jays in Nov 1980 (S. Burr); 7-8 jays 12 May 1981; 5 jays 2 Sep 1982 (Brevard #14).
SMP: 0 jays in 1993 (DB and BT).
56.
Melbourne East 5 - N and SE S17, middle S S20, T28S, R38E - Soil Maps 79 and 84 - DeLorme Page 88-D2:
just N of the jct of SR-A1A and Oak Street, between SPESSARD HOLLAND PARK (10 acres) and Spessard Holland
Golf Course.
FNAI: 2 jays (1 hand-tame) 15 Feb 1990 (Ann Johnson).
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) in 1993 (DB and BT) between Oak Street and SR-A1A N to
Cherry Street.
57.
Melbourne East 6 - E S20, W S21, all quarters S28, N S33, T28S, R38E (S20, S21, and S28 are not included
on the HCP maps) - Soil Map 84 - DeLorme Page 88-D2: NORTH COCONUT POINT PRESERVE (80 acres, owned
and managed by Brevard County) mostly W of SR-A1A, 0.2 mi N of Versailles Drive S to Coconut Drive, adjacent to
Coconut Point Park (#43).
SMP: 6 groups of jays in 1993 (DB and BT).
58.
Melbourne West 4 - all quarters S28, N S29, N and SE S30, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 73 - DeLorme Page 88D1: MELBOURNE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Cox: 4 jays 20 May 1981 along Apollo Boulevard (Brevard #13).
SMP: 7 groups of jays in 1993 (Shawn Heflick) as follows: 1 group along Apollo Boulevard and 6 groups
along the main runway N of NASA Boulevard.
59.
Melbourne West 5 - middle S S16, T28S, R37E - Soil Map 78 - DeLorme Page 88-D1: Stack Boulevard 0.0-0.5 mi
S of Eber Boulevard.
60.
Melbourne West 6 - E S31, W S32, T28S, R37E - Soil Map 83 - DeLorme Page 88-D1: Palm Bay
development: W of Emerson on Altamira Canal.
61.
Mims 1 - (Bernard Segui Land Grant) SW S27, NW S40, (listed by Cox as NE S24) T20S, R34E - Soil Map 6 DeLorme Page 81-C3: US-1, 0.4 mi S of St. Johns Road.
Cox: 2 jays 25 Jul 1981 (Brevard #30).
62.
Mims 1 - (Domingo Acosta Land Grant) SW S40, T20S, R35E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 81-C3: US-1 [off road
map].

63.
Mims 2 - center S6, T21S, R35E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 81-C3: US-1, 2.5 mi N of SR-46, E to Old Dixie
Highway between Joel Avenue and Gloria Avenue.
Cox: 1-2 jays 25 Jul 1981 (Brevard #26).
64.
Mims 2 - NE S7, W S8, T21S, R35E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 81-C3: E of US-1 [off road map].
65.
Mims 3 - E S13, T21S, R34E; W S18, all quarters S19, N S30, T21S, R35E - Soil Maps 10 and 15 - DeLorme
Page 81-C3: E side of I-95 between SR-46 and Dairy Road.
66.
Mims 3 - SE S30, NE S31, T21S, R35E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 81-C3: E side of I-95, 0.25 mi S of Dairy
Road S to Canon Court.
67.
Sharpes 1 - NW S22, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: Port St. John development E of I-95
between Kiscoe Street and Flint Road.
68.
Sharpes 4 - S S13, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: FECRR tracks 0.0-0.3 mi N of Fay
Boulevard.
69.
Sharpes 4 - SW S13, SE S14, NE S23, NW S24, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: N of Fay
Boulevard between Juanita Street, Skyway Drive, and Arequipa Road.
70.
Sharpes 4 - W S19, E S24, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: E side of FECRR tracks between
Fay Boulevard and 0.2 mi N of Broadway Boulevard.
71.
Sharpes 4 - E and SW S23, SW S24, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: "Port St. Johns"
development: near the jct of Apple Avenue and Janina Road.
72.
Sharpes 4 and Titusville 3 and 6 - all quarters S33 and S34, T22S, R35E; SW S2, all quarters S3 and S4, E and
NW S10, all quarters S11, W S12, N S14, T23S, R35E - Soil Maps 25, 26, 31, and 32 - DeLorme Page 81-D3:
TICO SCRUB SANCTUARY (2421 acres, 52 acquired) NW, W, and SW of Space Center Executive Airport, 0.5 mi
N of SR-405 to Kings Highway.
SMP: 24 groups of jays in 1993 (DB). Ugh! Only 23 groups are numbered in the GIS.
73.
Sharpes 4 and 5 - S S24, E and SW S25, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: W of FECRR
tracks 0.0-1.4 mi N of Camp Road.
74.
Sharpes 5 - SW S23, W S26, SE S27, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: S of "Port St. John"
development.
75.
Sharpes 5 - S S25, SE S26, E S35, all quarters S36, T23S, R35E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 87-A3:
"Sharpes Pine Acres" development and lands to the W, N to Camp Road and E to FECRR tracks.
76.
Sharpes 5 - NW S2, T24S, R35E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: between Canaveral Groves Boulevard,
Alan Shepard Avenue, Bryce Street, and Hartville Avenue.
77.
Sharpes 5 - S S2, T24S, R35E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: jct of Erie Street and Alan Shepard Avenue.
78.
Sharpes 5 and 6 - all quarters S1, NW S12, T24S, R35E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 87-A3: W and SW of
Sharpes Lake, including the S portion of Sun Lake Estates development.

79.
Titusville 1 - SW S6, N S7, T22S, R35E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 81-D3: mostly W side of Carpenter Road
0.6-1.5 mi N of Fox Lake Road.
80.
Titusville 1 - SE S12, NE S13, T22S, R34E; S and NE S7, N S18, T22S, R35E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme
Page 81-D3: Carpenter Road 0.0-0.5 mi N of Fox Lake Road, and Fox Lake Road 0.8 mi W to 0.3 mi E of Carpenter
Road.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) in 1993 (DB).
81.
Titusville 1 and Titusville SW 4 - S S1, NE S11, W and NE S12, T22S, R34E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme
Pages 81-C2 and 81-D2: W of Fox Lake, an unacquired portion of SJRWMDs Seminole Ranch Conservation Area
project (40,934 acres, 36,448 acquired).
82.
Titusville 2 and 6 [others?] - all quarters S28, T22S, R35E [more!] - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 81-D3: Titusville
Wellfield CARL project (972 acres, 0 acquired) on Barna Avenue 0.0-1.0 mi S of SR-50, including DICERANDRA
SCRUB SANCTUARY (44 acres).
SMP: 10 groups of jays in 1993 (DB). So far, only 3 groups are numbered in the GIS.
83.
Titusville 3 - E S33, W S34, T22S, R35E - Soil Maps 25 and 26 - DeLorme Page 81-D3: Condev CARL project
(52 acres, 0 acquired) N of SR-405 between River Oaks Drive and Grissom Parkway.
84.
Titusville 6 - SW S26, all quarters S35, T22S, R35E; N S1, E S2, T23S, R35E - Soil Maps 26 and 32 DeLorme Page 81-D3: E side of US-1, 1.2 mi N and 0.75 mi S of SR-405, and Ti-Co Road N of Golden Knights
Boulevard.
Cox: 4 jays 25-26 Jul 1981 (Brevard #33).
SMP: 6 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 2 birds) in 1993 (DB).
85.
Titusville 6 - W S34, T22S, R35E - Soil Maps 25 and 26 - DeLorme Page 81-D3: Sisson Road 0.0-1.0 mi N of SR405.
SMP: 2 groups of jays in 1993 (DB). Only 1 group is on the GIS map.
86.
Tropic 3 - W S2, NW S11, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 69 - DeLorme Page 88-C2: W side of South Patrick Drive
between Cassia Boulevard and Inwood Lane.
87.
Tropic 3 - S S2, NE S11, N S12, T27S, R37E - Soil Maps 69 and 74 (right) - DeLorme Page 88-C2: SR-A1A
between Satellite Avenue and Pine Tree Drive.
SMP: 4 groups of jays on Nana River Drive in 1993 (DB).
88.
Tropic 3 - N S13, T27S, R37E - Soil Map 74 (right) - DeLorme Page 88-C2: W side of SR-A1A between Golden
Beach Boulevard and Wallace Avenue.
89.
Tropic 3 - N S13, NE S14 (not on the Brevard HCP map), T27S, R37E - Soil Maps 69 and 74 (right) - DeLorme
Page 88-C2: N side of SR-518 between Burns Boulevard and San Pedro Drive.
90.
Tropic 3 - all quarters S13, E S14 (not on the Brevard HCP map), T27S, R37E - Soil Maps 69 and 74 (right) DeLorme Page 88-C2: Canova Scrub CARL site (acres) S of SR-518 between SR-A1A and South Patrick Drive S to
Atlantic Avenue.
BROWARD COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: unknown, but very little

Number of FSJ groups located, 1992-1998: 3 jays in 2 group at 2 sites
% of current FSJ groups on protected lands: 100%
Cox (1987) was not aware of any FSJs in Broward County in the early 1980s, and reported that the last
bird was seen at Fort Lauderdale in 1975. However, the BBA reported 1 FSJ at Boca Raton in 1986, and another
jay was found there in 1991, in a small scrub preserve owned by the county. The latter bird has remained in the
area, and was joined by a second bird, a banded female from Palm Beach County, in spring 1996.
Notices about the SMP were published in newspapers in Broward County in mid-1993. This resulted in
ABS receiving FSJ reports from 14 residents of the county, including some reports far from the only known FSJs.
We have included all these reports in the "Unconfirmed Sites" section to allow others to investigate these reports
further.
Locations in Broward County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Boca Raton 2 T/R/S Soil Map x DeLorme Page 115-B3: Deerfield Beach, between the Palm Beach County
line, US-1, SR-810, and SR-811, specifically the 70 block of NE 5th Avenue.
New: 1 jay 31 Aug 1997 (Jeff Marshall, fide Thomas Gire, photo to ABS).
2.
Boca Raton 3 - NE S23, T48S, R42E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 115-B3: CRYSTAL RIVER LAKE (24 acres,
owned by Broward County) just SE of the jct of I-95 and SR-834, specifically the area bordered by 35th Street, NE
3rd Avenue, NE 31st Court, and NE 1st Avenue.
BBA: "suitable habitat" 6 Jun 1986 (Wally George).
SMP: 1 jay 10 Sep 1991 (Jocie Baker, George Myer in Cox 1992:54) was called "the first report from area
in 6 [= 5] years;" 1 jay in Jun and Jul 1993 (Mary Blackman) in the 100 block of NE 26th Street (8 blocks S of the
ESL site); 1 jay in Mar 1994 (Pat Howell). In spring 1996, a banded FSJ from Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County)
joined the jay at Crystal Lake (Grace Iverson 1996 pers. comm. to Glen Woolfenden).
3.
Boca Raton 3 (probably) or West Dixie Bend 6 - N S23 (probably), or N S24, T48S, R42E, or N S19, T48S,
R43E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Pages 115-B3 and 115-B2: the 390 block of NE 30th Court in Pompano Beach. One
segment of the road is only 1 block S of the Crystal Lake ESL site above.
SMP: 1 jay "for a year or so" but not "for a couple of months" (Elaine M. Smith in litt. 29 Jul 1993, sent
photo of adult jay).
Unconfirmed sites:
1.
Cooper City NE 5 and Fort Lauderdale North 2 - T491S, R41E - DeLorme Page 115-C1 and 115-C2: "Tamarac"
(about 10 square miles).
SMP: has jays (Frank Morris).
2.
Cooper City 6 - SW S25, T50S, R40E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme 115-D1: 11900 block of Orange Drive in Flamingo
Gardens.
SMP: 1 jay 12 Aug 1993 (Ruth Faulk).
3.
Cooper City 6, Fort Lauderdale South 3, Opa Locka 4, and/or North Miami 1- S S16, NE S21, T51S, R41E Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 115-D1, 115-D2, 119-A1, and/or 119-A2: State Hospital on the W side of SR-817
between SR-820 and SR-824: "back of the Hamilton House." (This is within 2 miles of the Dade County line).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (Ralph Rosenfield).
4.
Fort Lauderdale North 2 - W S13, T49S, R41E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 115-C2: Mainlands Golf Course
on the E side of Florida's Turnpike S of SR-870: the 10th tee.
SMP: 1 juvenile 24 Jul 1993 (Frank Morris).
5.
Fort Lauderdale North 3 - NW S3, T50S, R41E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 115-C2: park at the jct of NW
74th Avenue and NW 5th Street in Plantation.
SMP: 1 jay in Jun 1993 (Stephanie Nagel).
6.
Fort Lauderdale South 1 - E S14, T50S, R41E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 115-D2: 1800 block of SW 53rd
Avenue in Plantation, W of Florida's Turnpike between SR-736 and SR-84.
SMP: 1 jay 21-23 Jul 1993 (Mindy and Michael Rashin).
7.
North Miami 1 - N S27, T51S, R41E - Soil map 25 DeLorme Page 119-A2: 7700 block of Madura (Madeira?)
Street N of SR-858 between SR-817 and Florida's Turnpike. (This is about 1 mile N of the Dade County line).
SMP: 1 jay (Lori Miller).
8.
West Dixie Bend 5 - apparently NE S10, T48S, R42E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 115-B2: SW 27th Way in
Deerfield Beach, about 2 mi NW of the Crystal Lake ESL site, and apparently very close to the report below.
SMP: 4-5 jays in Jul 1993 (Julie Melocke).
9.
West Dixie Bend 5 - NE S10, T48S, R42E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 115-B2: SW 25th Way in Deerfield
Beach, about 2 mi NW of the known Crystal Lake ESL site, and apparently very close to the report above.
SMP: "a pair or more" of jays 22 or 23 Jul 1993 (Jane Large).
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: 8180 acres
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 303 jays in 131 groups at 52 sites
SMP data compiler: Jon Thaxton (JT)
Cox (1987) and others found at least 28 FSJs at 7 sites in Charlotte County in 1980-1981. Only 2 of these
sites appeared to contain more than 1 group: along Shell Creek Loop Road and southeast of Punta Gorda near
Acline Road. None of these groups were on protected land.
The SMP located 297 FSJs in 126 groups at 50 sites in Charlotte County in 1992-1993. All of Coxs
(1987) sites were still extant, but Cox overlooked dozens of FSJ groups along the Gulf coast, along Shell Creek,
and especially on the north sides of the Myakka and Peace rivers. However, most of these groups are located on
subdivided, privately owned that are overgrown and becoming invaded by Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolius). The only significant protected population of FSJs in Charlotte County is the Tippecanoe Bay
CARL site (9 groups) just west of Charlotte County Stadium on CR-776. Potential SWFWMD acquisitions would
protect a few other FSJ groups at the Prairie/Shell Creek and Myakka River/Charlotte Harbor projects.
In 1994-1996, 3 new FSJ sites were discovered. Two of these are in subdivided land in Port Charlotte. The
other group (actually 1 jay) was found along SR-31, the eastern boundary of Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management
Area. The SMP totals since 1992 are 303 FSJs in 129 groups at 53 sites in Charlotte County.
Locations in Charlotte County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Bermont 1 - SE S13, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 105-A1: Prairie Creek development: near the N
end of Green Woods Court.
SMP: 1 jay 17 Feb 1993 (JT).
2.
Bermont 6 and/or Tuckers Corner 4 - SE S25, T41S, R25E; SW S30, T41S, R26E - Soil Map 38 - DeLorme
Pages 105-A1 and 105-B1: FRED C. BABCOCK-CECIL M. WEBB WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (69,727
acres, managed by FGFWFC): the W side of SR-31, 4.6 mi S of SR-74.
New: 1 jay 6 Nov 1995 (Mary Garvin).
3.
Cleveland 1 - NW S24, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: W of SCLRR tracks, W of Ordinance
Drive (Sans Souci development).
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (Elliot Campert).
4.
Cleveland 1 - NE S24, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: Sans Souci development: N of
Taralane Drive 0.3 mi W of US-17.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] [observer?].
5.
Cleveland 1 - NW S30, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: S side CR-764, 0.3 mi E of US-17.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group [date?] (JT).

6.
Cleveland 1 and Fort Ogden 3 - W S18, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Pages 104-A3 and 98-D3: E side of
US-17, 0.15 mi S of Live Oak Boulevard; and 0.25 mi N of the N loop of CR-764.
SMP: 2 jays in 2 groups (1 and 1 bird) [date?] (Elliot Campert).
7.
Cleveland 3 - SE S22 and/or NE S27, T41S, R23E - Soil Map 35 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: N of CR-768 about
0.75 mi E of CR-765A (or about 0.25 mi W of I-75, which did not exist at the time).
Cox: "about 6 pairs" of jays [date?] (Steve Nesbitt) (Charlotte #5).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1992 (Jim Beever) 0.3 mi N of CR-768 and 0.1 mi E of I-75.
8.
Cleveland 3 - middle E S23, T41S, R23E - Soil Map 35 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: CR-768 at the North Prong of
Alligator Creek, immediately W of the SW corner of "Charlotte Ranchettes" development.
Add: 2 jays in 1 group in 1988 (Kim Dryden).
SMP: no data.
9.
Cleveland 4 - SW S16, S S17, T40S, R24E - Soil Maps 4 and 5 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: N loop of CR-764.
Cox: 6 jays (5 adults and 1 juvenile) 6 Aug 1981, 1.0-2.2 mi E (Charlotte #4).
SMP: 19 jays in 7 groups 17 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 1 jay 1.1 mi E; 3 jays 1.25 mi E; 3 jays 1.5 mi E;
3 jays 1.75 mi E; 4 jays 2.2 mi E; 2 jays 2.5 mi E; and 3 jays 0.2 mi N of CR-764 and 2.5 mi E of US-17.
10.
Cleveland 4 - SE S20, NE S29, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: N side of the S loop of CR764, 0.0 and 0.25-0.5 mi SE of where the road curves to the SE, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Prairie/Shell
Creek project (9287 acres, 0 acquired).
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) 17 Feb 1993 (JT).
11.
Cleveland 4 - NW S27, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: S loop of CR-764, 0.25 mi W of the
W part of Hilnick Drive, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Prairie/Shell Creek project (9287 acres, 0 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 17 Feb 1993 (JT).
12.
Cleveland 4 - NW S23, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 104-A3: S side of the N loop of CR-764, 0.25
mi SE of Prairie Creek, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Prairie/Shell Creek project (9287 acres, 0 acquired).
13.
Cleveland 4 and Fort Ogden 6 - middle W S13, E and SW S14, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page
104-A3 and 98-D3: Prairie Creek development E of CR-764 and Prairie Creek, partially unacquired portions of
SWFWMDs Prairie/Shell Creek project (9287 acres, 0 acquired).
SMP: 14 jays in 5 groups 17 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 2 jays near Forest Glen Court W of Cypress Grove
Circle; 3 jays on the N side of Ridgewood Court at its end; 4 jays near the jct of Cypress Grove Court and River
Ranch Court; 3 jays on the N side of Water Oak Court 0.4 mi E of its end; and 2 jays S of Ridgewood Court and E of
Water Oak Court.
14.
El Jobean 1 - S S17, T40S, R21E - Soil Maps 1 and 10 (left) - DeLorme Page 104-A1: proposed Riverwood Phase
II development S of Eleanor Avenue between the Myakka River and Proude Street, Prentice Avenue, and McLeod
Street, an unacquired portion of the Myakka Estuary CARL project (13,800 acres, 9264 acquired).
Add: 11 jays in 2 groups (5 and 6 birds) 7-8, 21-22 Oct 1989 (Churchill and Cutlip 1989).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 6 Feb 1993 (JT); 6 jays in 2 groups (2 and 4 birds) 12-13 Apr 1994 and 6 jays (5
adults and 1 juvenile) in 2 groups (2 and 4 birds) 11-12 Jul 1994 (Pranty and Bowman 1994); 5 jays in 2 groups
(2 and 3 birds) with 2 active nests (2 eggs and 3 eggs) 15-18 Apr 1996 (Bill Pranty).
15.
El Jobean 1 - NE S30, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 10 (right) - DeLorme Page 104-A1: jct of Bacchus Road and
Albrecht Terrace.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in Jul 1993 (Carol Leonard).
16.
El Jobean 1 and/or 2 - SE S30 and/or NE S31, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 10 (right) - DeLorme Page 104-A1: near
the jct of Kempson Lane and Opel Terrace.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 25 Aug 1993 (E. Roszkowski); 3 jays in 1 group 14 Feb 1994 (JT).
17.
El Jobean 1 and 4 - all quarters S14, E S15, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 104-A1: part of
CHARLOTTE HARBOR STATE BUFFER PRESERVE (38,700 acres acquired) S of CR-776 and W of Charlotte
County Stadium.
SMP: 19 jays in 9 groups (2 groups with 1 bird, 5 with 2, 1 with 3, and 1 with 4) 13 Jan 1993 (JT).
18.
El Jobean 4 - NE S14, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 104-A1: Eunic Avenue and Wakefield Street.

19.
El Jobean 4 - parts of S19, S20, S29, S30, T40S, R22E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 104-A1: near the jct of
Edgewater Drive and Midway Road.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (Malcolm Simons and Oliver Hewitt) (Charlotte #1).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (JT).
20.
El Jobean 4 - middle S S23, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 104-A1: 0.4 mi SW of the jct of Maureen
Avenue and Pear Street, an unacquired portion of the Myakka Estuary CARL project (13,800 acres, 9264 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1992 (Jim Beever).
21.
El Jobean 4 - E S24, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 104-A1: Port Charlotte.
SMP: 6 jays in 3 groups 5 Jan 1993 (JT) as follows: 3 jays at the jct of Waco Avenue and Ireland Street; 2
jays on Lessing Street 0.1 mi S of York Avenue; 1 jay between Ledgewood Street, Holmes Avenue, Cabaret Street,
and Quincy Avenue.
22.
El Jobean 4 and Punta Gorda 1 - E S20, T40S, R22E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 104-A1 and 104-A2: S and E
of Midway Boulevard, W of Lake Boulevard, and N of Edgewater Drive.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups 5 Feb 1993 (Andy Barth) as follows: 2 jays on the W side of Meadow Park Glen
School at the jct of Beeche Street and Edgemere Street; and 3 jays between Lakeview Boulevard, Seabold Avenue,
Millport Avenue, and Spring View Avenue.
23.
Englewood 2 - NE S6 (incorrectly listed by Cox as NW S5), T41S, R20E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 103-A3:
"New Point Comfort" development: Eileen Place 0.2 mi E of Oxford Street.
Cox: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) 7 Aug 1981 (Charlotte #2).
24.
Englewood 2 - SW S5, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: N side of CR-776 on the W side of
Ainger Creek.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (Gene Bauer).
25.
Englewood 2 - SE S5, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: 0.15 mi S of CR-776 between Edison
Drive and Walden Court.
26.
Englewood 2 - NW S8, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: S of Ainger Creek on CR-775.
SMP: 2 jays in 2 groups [date?] (Elliot Campert) as follows: 1 jay between Lee Street and Bay Harbor
Drive; and 1 jay on the W side of CR-775 opposite the Charlotte Community Pool.
27.
Englewood 2 and 5 - middle E S8, all quarters S9, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: S side of
Oyster Creek E of Grove City.
SMP: 15 jays in 7 groups as follows: 1 jay [date?] (Elliot Campert) 0.2 mi S of Oster Creek and E of an
unnamed creek to the S; 2 groups (2 and 5 birds) 13 Feb 1993 (JT) W of the Englewood Sports Complex on San
Casa Road; and 4 groups (1, 1, 2, and 3 birds) 13 Feb 1993 (JT) E of San Casa Road between Oyster Creek and the
Youth Sports Complex.
28.
Englewood 3 - NW S21, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 31 (main) - DeLorme Page 103-A3: Downing Street between CR775 and Beckers Lane.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Andy Barth).
29.
Englewood 5 - SW S3, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: CR-776 near Montauk Terrace.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Gene Bauer).
30.
Englewood 5 - W S10, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: NW of Rotonda Circle between
Winchester Boulevard and Gulfstream Boulevard.
SMP: 11 jays in 5 groups 13 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 3 jays at the SE corner of Burnsville Street and
Apple Valley Avenue; 3 jays at the jct of Burnsville Street and Bensonhurst Lane; 2 jays W of the E curve in
Castleberry Terrace; 1 jay at the jct of Carnation and Castleberry Terrace; and 2 jays at the jct of Carnation and
Capitol Heights Street.
31.
Englewood 6 - SE S21, SW S22, NE S28, T41S, R20E - Soil Maps 31 (main) and 32 - DeLorme Page 103-A3 :
near the jct of CR-775 and West Rotonda Boulevard.
SMP: 9 jays in 4 groups as follows: 1 jay [date?] (Elliot Campert) on the W side of CR-775, 0.1 mi N of
Buck Creek; and 8 jays in 3 groups 13 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 2 jays on the W side of CR-775 on the S side of
Buck Creek (and 0.1 mi N of West Rotonda Boulevard); 3 jays on the W side of CR-775, 0.1 mi S of West Rotonda
Boulevard; and 3 jays on the N side of West Rotonda Boulevard 0.25 mi E of CR-775, behind the "Food Lion" store.
32.
Englewood 6 - W S27, NE S28, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: Wildflower Golf Course,
4.4 mi N of CR-771 and 0.7-1.2 mi E of CR-775.
Cox: 1 jay 7 Aug 1981 (Charlotte #6).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Kim Dryden).
33.
Englewood 6 and Placida 4 - SE S23, middle E S24, NE 25, SE S26, T41S, R20E; possibly NW S30,
T41S, R21E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Pages 103-A3 and 103-B3: inside Rotonda West Circle.
SMP: 16 jays in 7 groups (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, and 3 birds) 13 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 1 jay along the S
part of Long Meadow Lane 0.75 mi W of Rotonda Circle; 2 jays at the SE corner of Rotonda Plaza and Oakland Hill
Road; 3 jays S of Rotonda Plaza between Oakland Hills Road and St. Andrews Road; 3 jays N of the S part of
Medalist Road and W of Medalist Way; 2 jays on the W side of Medalist Court 0.1 mi NE of the S part of Medalist
Road; 3 jays near Oyster Court and St. Andrews Terrace; and 2 jays near St. Andrews Court and St. Andrews
Terrace.
34.
Englewood 6 and Placida 4 - SW S26, S S27, E and NW S34, T41S, R20E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Pages
103-A3 and 103-B3: W and SW of West Rotonda Circle >0.1 mi E of CR-775.
SMP: 37 jays in 9 groups 13 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 2 jays near the jct of Indiana Road and Arlington
Drive; 2 jays W of Bahama Drive between Indiana Road and Gulf Lane; 2 jays Arlington Road 0.35 mi SE of Cape
Haze Drive; 5 jays on the W side of Arlington Drive near the water plant (opposite Homestead Road); 3 jays S of
Lemon Creek 0.25 mi W of Arlington Drive; 2 jays on the W side of Arlington Drive between Pierce Drive and
Penada Drive; 7 jays on the N side of Penada Drive 0.1 mi E of Arlington Drive; 7 jays just SE of the jct of Penada
Drive and Arlington Drive; and 7 jays 0.2 mi SE of the jct of Penada Drive and Arlington Drive.
35.
Fort Ogden 3 - NE S12, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 98-D3: 0.1 mi E of Picador Street just N of Lee
Branch.
36.
Fort Ogden 3 and Murdock SE 6 - all quarters S3, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 98-D2 and 98-D3:
Deep Creek development.
SMP: 19 jays in 7 groups 7 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 3 jays near the N end of Guapore Drive; 1 jay near
the jct of Salta Drive and Del Fuego Circle; 4 jays between Fortaleza Street and Goiana Street; 1 jay near the N end
of Porto Allegra Street; 3 jays on the N side of Deep Creek Boulevard between Porto Allegra Street and Tandil
Street; 4 jays near the SE corner of Deep Creek Boulevard, E of the N end of Paramaribo Street; and 3 jays 0.15 mi
N of the previous group.
37.
Fort Ogden 3 and Murdock SE 6 - NE S3, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 98-D3 and 98-D3: lands N
of Deep Creek development.
SMP: 8 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 4 birds) 7 Feb 1993 (JT).
38.
Fort Ogden 3 and Murdock SE 6 - SE S9, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 98-D3 and 98-D2: Navigator
Road 0.25-0.45 N of Rampart Boulevard.
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups 17 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 2 jays 0.45 mi N; and 1 jay 0.25 mi N.
39.
Fort Ogden 3 and Murdock SE 6 - W S10, NW S15, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 98-D3 and 98D2: between Sandhill Boulevard, the Peace River, Pinetree Drive, and DeSoto Drive.
SMP: 7 jays in 4 groups 7 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 1 jay on the E side of Dewey Drive just N of Winona
Drive; 2 jays between Sulstone Drive, Dewey Drive, Highlands Road, and Winona Drive; 2 jays on the S side of
Amsterdam Drive between Hibiscus Road and Tarpon Terrace; and 2 jays between South San Marco Drive, Palm
Tree Avenue, Pinetree Drive, and Hibiscus Road.
40.
Fort Ogden 6 - NE S15, T40S, R24E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 98-D3: 0.35-0.5 mi N of Magnolia Avenue.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups 17 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 3 jays 0.5 mi N; and 2 jays 0.35 mi N.
41.
Murdock 3 - W and SE S4, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 98-D1: Port Charlotte.
SMP: 10 jays in 4 groups 6 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 1 jay N of Marlin Avenue between Juper Street and
Heather Street; 4 jays at the SW corner of Slichter Avenue and Munoz Street; 2 jays on the N side of Daniels Avenue
between Manly Street and Munoz Street; and 3 jays on the W side of Berthoud Street between Daniels Avenue and
Ina Avenue.
42.
Murdock 3 - SW S8, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 10 (left) - DeLorme Page 98-D1: N of Eleanor Avenue near its end.
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups 6 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 1 jay at the NW corner of Donaldson Avenue and
Carswell Street; and 2 jays on Essman Avenue just W of Carswell Street.
43.
Murdock 3 - SE S8, NE S17, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 98-D1: Eleanor Avenue between
McHugh Street and Moree Street.
New: 1 jay 11 Jul 1994 and 2 jays in 1 group 12 Jul 1994 (Bill Pranty).
44.
Murdock 3 - SW S9, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 98-D1: Alabama Avenue between Jacobs Street
and Eppinger Drive.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 13 Jan 1993 (JT).
45.
Murdock 3 - NW S17, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 10 (left) - DeLorme Page 98-D1: S of the W end of Eleanor
Avenue, an unacquired portion of the Myakka Estuary CARL project (13,800 acres, 9264 acquired).
New: 2 jays in 1 group and an active nest with 1 nestling 17 Apr 1996 (Bill Pranty and Tom Trettis).
46.
Murdock 3 - S S10, NE S15, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 98-D1: N of CR-776.
SMP: 12 jays in 4 groups 13 Jan 1993 (JT) as follows: 3 jays on the W side of Hammacher Lane between
Norwalk Terrace and Miliken Terrace; 2 jays at the SE corner of Biscayne Drive and Norwalk Terrace; 5 jays at the
jct of Biscayne Drive and Gennaro Avenue; and 2 jays between Primrose Terrace, Oasis Avenue, Tulip Street, and
Wyandotte Avenue.
47.
Murdock 6 - SW S12, T40S, R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 98-D1: jct of Stillwell Avenue and Kingsland
Street.
48.
Placida 4 - SW S2, T42S, R20E - Soil Map 41 - DeLorme Page 103-B3: E side of CR-775, 1.5 mi N of CR-771.
Cox: 1 jay 7 Aug 1981 (Charlotte #3).
49.
Placida 4 - SE S28, NE S33, NW S34, T41S, R20E - Soil Maps 31 (main) and 32 - DeLorme Page 103-A3 and
103-B3: CR-775, 3.2-4.2 mi N of CR-771 (or CR-775 from Williamsburg Way to 1 mi S).
Cox: 4 jays 7 Aug 1981 (Charlotte #7).
SMP: 8 jays in 5 groups 13-14 Feb 1993 (JT) as follows: 1 jay on the N side of Williamsburg Way 0.1 mi
E of CR-775; 3 jays on the N side of Williamsburg Way 0.2 mi E of CR-775; 1 jay near Dixon Lane and Duke Street
0.1 mi E of CR-775; 1 jay on the E side of CR-775, 0.25 mi SE of Williamsburg Way; and 2 jays 0.1 mi E of CR-775
and 0.5 mi SE of Williamsburg Way.
50.
Punta Gorda 4 - SW S20, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 104-A2: 0.35 mi NNW of where CR-776
curves NE.
Add: 2 jays in 1 group in 1989 (Jim Beever).
SMP: no data.
51.
Punta Gorda 4 - SE S20, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 104-A2: CR-776, 0.25 mi SW of I-75.
52.
Punta Gorda 4 - NE S21, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 104-A2: CR-776, 0.7-1.0 mi E of I-75.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups as follows: 3 jays 7 Feb 1993 (JT) 0.7 mi E of I-75 (jct of CR-776 and Rio de
Janeiro Avenue); and 1 jay [date?] (Elliot Campert) 1.0 mi E of I-75 (SW corner of CR-776 and DeSoto Drive).
53.
Punta Gorda 4 - NW S15, T40S, R23E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 104-A2: between Sulstone Drive, Tamiami
Terrace, Cardiff Avenue, and Russell Parkway.
54.
Punta Gorda 6 - SE S21, T41S, R23E - Soil Map 34 - DeLorme Page 104-A2: N side of Alligator Creek just E of
Indian Spring Cemetery.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Elliot Campert).
55.
Punta Gorda 6 - NE S28, T41S, R23E - Soil Map 34 - DeLorme Page 104-A2: NE corner of Acline Road and an
unnamed dirt road 0.6 mi E of US-41.
56.
Punta Gorda SW 1 - NW and SE S9, T42S, R21E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 104-B1: acquired portions of
the CHARLOTTE HARBOR STATE BUFFER PRESERVE (38,700 acres acquired): S of Sargassum Road, and N of
Boggess Hole.
SMP: 5 jays in 3 groups as follows: 3 jays in 2 groups (1 and 2 birds) S of Sargassum Road 14 Feb 1993
(JT), and 2 jays in 1 group at Boggess Hole [date?] (Jim Beever).

56a.
Punta Gorda SW 1 - S9, T42S, R21E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 104-B1 - Cape Haze peninsula N of Bull Bay
and NW of Charlotte Harbor - "platted for residential development."
Add: 2 jays 22 Feb 1986 (Will Sheffall), probably the same as above, but possibly another group.
57.
Telegraph Swamp NE 1 - middle E S24, NE S25, T40S, R27E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 105-A3: 0.1-0.15
mi W of the Glades County Line.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 2 jays 0.45 mi N of the section line; and 2 jays 0.2 mi S
of the section line.
CITRUS COUNTY
SMP data compiler: Bill Pranty (BP)
Cox (1987) and others knew of 25-30 FSJs at 9 sites in Citrus County in 1980-1981. These groups were
found in 2 general areas: along and east of US-19 in the western part of the county, and west of the Withlacoochee
River in the east. None of these jays were on publicly owned lands, but 2 sites were later protected as Crystal River
State Preserve.
The SMP located 90 FSJs in 24 groups at 13 sites in Citrus County in 1992-1993. The distribution of the
groups was similar to Coxs (1987) survey, but a few groups were found also around Beverly Hills in north-central
Citrus. Protected FSJ populations occur at Potts Preserve (8 groups). The 2 Crystal River State Preserve sites are
now extirpated. The Florida Springs Coastal Greenway CARL project would preserve a few jay groups; the Flying
Eagle Ranch project supported FSJs until recently. Three other groups occur just outside SWFWMD's Jordan
Ranch project (2897 acres, 0 acquired); the possibility of adding these sites to the project should be pursued. Nearly
50 FSJ groups comprise a large population in northeastern Citrus, southwestern Marion, and northwestern Sumter
counties (if the Withlacoochee River is not a dispersal barrier), and about half of these groups are on protected
land.
In 1994-1995, 3 new FSJ sites were discovered: 2 sites north of Crystal River and 1 site with 13 (!) jays
north of Homosassa Springs. The SMP total since 1992 are 110 FSJs in 30 groups at 16 sites in Citrus County.
Locations in Citrus County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Crystal River 1 - NW S32, T17S, R17E - Soil Map 9 - DeLorme Page 77-A1: E of the Florida Power plant at the
power substation and Tower #IT-29, 1.1 mi E of US-19:.
New: 2 jays in 1 group 3 Jan 1994 (fide Jim Thompson).
2.
Crystal River 1 - NE S34 and/or NW S35, T17S, R17E - Soil Map 9 and/or 10 - DeLorme Page 77-A1:
powerlines less than 0.5 mi E of CR-495.
Add: jays about 1986 (Gary Maidhof).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group at Tower #34, 3 Nov 1993 (David Voigts and BP).
3.
Crystal River 2 - SW S3 and/or SE S4, T18S, R17E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 77-A1: S side of CR-495, 2.8
mi NE of US-19, just NE of the powerlines.
Cox: 2 jays 31 Jul 1983 (Citrus #3).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Nov 1992 (BP, Glen Woolfenden, Jackie Fry) and 29 Nov 1992 (BP, Gene Stoccardo).
4.
Crystal River 2 - SE S10, T18S, R17E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 77-A1: powerlines about 1.5 mi SE of CR495, near the jct of North Holiday Drive, North Stokes Way, and West Oak Street, at Tower #CC-136.
New: 1 jay 21 Jan 1994 (fide Jim Thompson); 5 jays in 1 group 3 Feb 1994 (Jim Thompson); 10 jays 2
Jan 1997 (1996 Crystal River CBC); 4 jays in 1 group in Dec 1997 (Crystal River CBC) (both fide Ken Spilios).
5.
Crystal River 3 - SW S29, NE S32, T18S, R17E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 77-A1: part of CRYSTAL
RIVER STATE BUFFER PRESERVE (36,000 acres) on CR-44, 1.5 and 2.1 mi W of US-19.
Cox: 3 jays 31 Jul 1983, 2.1 mi W (Citrus #4); 2 jays 26 Mar 1981 (Bill Hardy) (Citrus #5).
BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1987 (Berkeley Williams Jr.); "carrying food or fecal sac, or feeding
young" in 1988 (Betty Smyth) incorrectly listed in the Red Level 6 block; "fledged young" 15 Jul 1990 (Debbie
Grimes and BP) at the Cox #4 site, 0 jays at the Cox #5 site 15 Jul 1990 (Debbie Grimes and BP).
SMP: 0 jays 29 Nov 1992 (Gene Stoccardo and BP) at both Cox sites. Absence of birds from both sites
confirmed by Matt Clemens (pers. comm), who stated that 5 jays were present at the Cox #4 site to about 1990. Two
birds were killed by traffic, one by a cat, and the other two disappeared shortly after an arson fire completely burned
the area. FSJs had already been extirpated from Cox #5.
6.
Crystal River 4 - N S32, T17S, R18E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 77-A1: powerlines SW of Citrus Springs
development, between Towers #45 and #46. Surrounding the powerlines is an extensive area of mature sand pine
scrub that is mostly undeveloped. This property would make an excellent scrub preserve.
Add: jays in 1991 (David Voigts).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Nov 1993 (David Voigts and BP).
7.
Crystal River 6 - middle N S25, T18S, R17E - Soil Map 22 - DeLorme Page 77-A1: "Meadowcrest" development
on the N side of CR-44 about 3 mi E of US-19, behind the Winn-Dixie supermarket.
BBA: "suitable habitat" 22 Mar 1988 (Betty Smyth, Marge Lynch, and Jack Quinn); "agitated
behavior" 25 Apr 1990 (David Voigts) incorrectly listed in the Crystal River 4 block.
SMP: 6 jays in 1 group 28 Dec 1992 (Crystal River CBC); 5 hand-tame jays in 1 group 6 Feb 1993 (Ken
Spilios and BP). This group was extirpated by Jan 1997 (Ken Spilios).
8.
Holder 2 and/or 5 - SE (?) S12, T18S, R18E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 77-A2: Twisted Oak Golf Course off
Forest Ridge Boulevard E of CR-491 (just N of Beverly Hills).
SMP: 5 jays in 3 groups (1, 2, and 2 birds) plus 1 dead jay Aug 1993 (Rick Buckman); at least 11 jays
in 4 groups 7 Nov 1993 (Ken Spilios) as follows: 5 jays at the Pro-Shop; 3 jays at the 4th hole; 1 jay at the 10th
hole; and 2 jays at the 16th tee. 3 jays opposite the parking lot (about 0.1 mi from the Pro-Shop) were presumed to
be from the "Pro-Shop group." These jays and habitat are placed imprecisely on the county map.
9.
Homosassa 1 and/or 2 - SE S9, T19S, R17E - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 77-B1: W end of West Atlas Drive W
of US-19, 0.7 mi S of Halls River.
New: 2+ jays in Jan 1995 (Bev Hansen); 13 jays (presume 4 groups) 28 Dec 1995 (Crystal River CBC)
(fide Betty Smyth).
10.
Homosassa 4 - N S1, T19S, R17E - Soil Map 29 - DeLorme Page 77-B1: N side of 7-Rivers Drive near
Rockcrusher Road.
SMP: 4 jays 28 Dec 1992 (Crystal River CBC) (fide Betty Smyth); 2 jays in 1 group 6 Feb 1993 (Ken
Spilios and BP). This group was extirpated by 1997.
11.
Homosassa 6 - NE S12, T20S, R17E - Soil Map 44 - DeLorme Page 77-B1: a small cleared area on the W side of
US-19 opposite the Circle K convenience store at Cardinal Lane (just E of ROOKS PRESERVE).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in spring or summer 1992 (Kathy Liles); 0 jays 7 Sep 1993 (BP) and 3 Nov 1993
(David Voigts and BP).
12.
Inverness 1 - NW S12, T19S, R19E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 77-B3: 0.8 mi N of CR-44 on Independence
Road near Harrison Street.
Add: 1 jay about 1989 (Ken Spilios).
SMP: 0 jays 1 May 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP).
13.
Inverness 5 - center S21, T19S, R20E - Soil Map 39 - DeLorme Page 77-B3: Whittier Street in Inverness.
BBA: "suitable habitat" 25 Jun 1988 (Robert and Louise McEwan). This report refers to 1 jay at a
suburban feeder for a few days in 1988 (Robert McEwan pers. comm.); there is no scrub in the area.
SMP: not searched.
14.
Rutland 1 and 2 - SE S17, N S29, T19S, R21E - Soil Maps 33 and 40 - DeLorme Page 78-B1: McGregor Smith
Boy Scout Reservation (5000 acres), an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Flying Eagle Ranch project (16,806
acres, 10,878 acquired); SWFWMD is seeking a conservation easement on the property. Scrub on the Reservation is
heavily overgrown, and a burn management plan is needed urgently.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] in S17 (Paul Anderson) (Citrus #9).
SMP: 0 jays 27 Feb 1993 (Ken Spilios) and 1 May 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP) at the Cox site, data
confirmed by Paul Anderson. 1 jay seen once in Dec 1992 (Paul Anderson) in S19. This jay was never seen again. (0
jays 1 May 1993 [Ken Spilios and BP]).
15.
Stokes Ferry 1 - SE S24, NE S25, T17S, R19E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 77-A3: powerlines 0.5 mi W of
CR-200, 0.0-0.2 mi S of CR-39, just outside the TWO-MILE PRAIRIE TRACT of WITHLACOOCHEE STATE
FOREST.
Cox: 2 jays 5 Mar 1981 (Citrus #6).
SMP: 8 jays in 1 group in Nov 1992 (Ken Spilios); 6 jays in 1 group 6 Feb 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP).
16.
Stokes Ferry 1 - NE S25, T17S, R19E; NW S30, T17S, R20E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 77-A3: N side of
CR-200 between CR-39 and East Spruce Drive (about 0.1 mi SW of the Marion County Line), close to the TWOMILE PRAIRIE TRACT of WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FOREST.
SMP: 5 jays (3 adults and 2 juveniles) in 1 group 1 May 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP); 2 jays in 1 group
and an active nest (no contents) in Mar 1998 (BP and Mary Barnwell).
17.
Stokes Ferry 1 - SE S25, T17S, R19E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 77-A3: W side of CR-200, about 0.65 mi SW
of CR-39 (or about 0.85 mi SW of the Marion County Line), just outside the TWO-MILE PRAIRIE TRACT of
WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FOREST.
Cox: 1 jay 5 Mar 1981 (Citrus #7).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group Nov 1992, Mar 1993, and 7 Nov 1993 (Ken Spilios).
18.
Stokes Ferry 2 - S S5, SE S8, SW S9, middle W S16, NE S17, T18S, R20E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page
77-A3: POTTS PRESERVE (9348 acres, managed by SWFWMD) E of Lake Tsala Apopka.
SMP: 11 jays in 5 groups (1, 2, 2, 3, and 3 birds) Apr-Oct 1992 (Paul Elliott); 7 jays in 1 group in 1997
(Mary Barnwell). Scrub at the Preserve is heavily overgrown, but SWFWMD is beginning to restore scrub by using
fire and mechanical chopping.
Stokes Ferry 3 - DeLorme 77-A3.

BBA: "pair" in 1986 (John and Miriam Somes).
SMP: 0 jays 2 May 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP); we found no scrub in the Block.
19.
Stokes Ferry 6 - middle E S27, T18S, R20E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 77-A3: Midwater Court 0.0-0.2 mi E
of CR-581.
Cox: 2 jays 5 Mar 1981 (Citrus #8).
SMP: 0 jays 2 May 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP), but a Brown Thrasher repeatedly mimicked an FSJ scold
call while we were playing the jay tape!
20.
Yankeetown 3 - W S4, E and SW S5, T17S, R16E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 70-D3: "Sulphur Spring"
community on West River Road 2.0-2.6 mi W of US-19, partially included as an unacquired portion of the Florida
Springs Coastal Greenway CARL project (40,886 acres, 27,448 acquired).
BBA: "fledged young" 18 Jun 1989 (Larry Hopkins).
SMP: 21 jays in 6 groups 6 Feb 1993 (Ken Spilios and BP) as follows: 3 jays about 300' S of the jct of
West River Road and North Kayak Point; 3 jays (6 Feb 1993), 5 jays (3 Nov 1993), or 7 jays (24 Jan 1994) on West
River Road just E of North Kayak Point; 3 jays on West River Road 0.1 mi E of North Kayak Point; 3 jays on West
River Road 0.3 mi E of North Kayak Point; 3 jays on West River Road 0.4 mi E of North Kayak Point; and 4 jays on
West River Road 0.5 mi E of North Kayak Point (or 0.1 mi W of North Lamar Point).
21.
Yankeetown 6 - SE S11, T17S, R16E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 70-D3: E side of US-19 just S of the CrossFlorida Barge Canal.
Cox: 2 jays 21 Feb 1981 (Citrus #1).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Nov 1992 (BP, Glen Woolfenden, and Jackie Fry) and 29 Nov 1992 (Gene Stoccardo and
BP).
22.
Yankeetown 6 - NE S13, T17S, R16E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 70-D3: "Crystal Manor" development E of US19 and S of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal.
Cox: 11 jays 21 Feb 1981 (Citrus #2) in a 60-acre area bordered by "Carnation," North Dawnflower
Avenue, and North Fig Tree Lane (Cox 1981:124). "Carnation" is not present on road maps of Crystal Manor, and
may be a misspelling of Cornflower.
Add: jays were "easy to find" in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in litt.).
BBA: "pair" 17 or 18 Jun 1988 (Brooks and Lyn Atherton) on West Cornflower Drive, 0.2 mi E of North
Dawnflower Avenue.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 6 Feb 1993 (BP and Ken Spilios), at the SW corner of West Cornflower Drive and
the cul-de-sac between North Marigold Terrace and North Dawnflower Avenue, about 1.1 mi E of US-19.
23.
Yankeetown 6 - NE S14, T17S, R16E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 70-D3: powerlines through Hollingswood
Ranch about 0.8 mi SE of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal (or about 0.7 mi NW of US-19): at Tower #IT-11.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 9 Dec 1993 (fide Jim Thompson); 0 jays 24 Jan 1994 (Jim Thompson and BP), but
use the other data. It was surprising we found no birds here, as many acres of high-quality longleaf pine scrub occur
along the powerline. (One of the pines contained an abandoned Red-cockaded Woodpecker cavity, a previously
unknown site). Acquisition of this ranch should be investigated.
24.
Yankeetown 6 - NE S14, T17S, R16E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 70-D3: SE corner of US-19 and West
Cornflower Drive, about 0.75 mi S of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal.
Add: 2 jays in Nov 1986 or 1987 (BP and Dave Goodwin).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Nov 1992 (Glen Woolfenden, BP, and Jackie Fry) and 29 Nov 1992 (Gene Stoccardo and
BP).
CLAY COUNTY
SMP data compiler: Jack Dozier (JD)
Cox (1987) knew of at least 6 FSJs at 2 sites in Clay County in 1981. Both sites were under public
ownership: Gold Head Branch State Park (1-2 groups) and Camp Blanding Military Reservation (1 group), which
cannot be expected to last long because the site had been planted with slash pines. BBA reports indicate jays
persisted at the state park until 1991 and at the military reservation until at least 1989 (but see below). Both BBA
reports at Camp Blanding were in different areas than where Cox saw his jays, so FSJs must have been rather
widespread at the military reservation. The SMP found no jays at any site in Clay County in 1993, but 1 new site
with a single group of FSJs was discovered in 1996. In 1998, 1 FSJ group was found at Camp Blanding The SMP
totals since 1992 are 5 jays in 2 groups.
Locations in Clay County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Goldhead Branch 1 - NE S36, T7S, R23E - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 66-B3: MIKE ROESS GOLD HEAD
BRANCH STATE PARK (2118 acres): NE of Deer Lake.
Cox: 3 jays 25 Jan 1980; 3 or 7 jays 2 Feb 1981 (Clay #2).
Add: 1 jay (in 2 days of searching) in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in litt.).
BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1991 (hearsay "from rangers" to Lenore McCullagh).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (JD).
2.
Goldhead Branch 1 and 4, Keystone Heights 4, and Kingsley 3 and 5 - E S21, NE S22, E S23, S S29,
NW S32, T7S, R23E; SE S19, T7S, R24E - Soil Map 27 - DeLorme Pages 66-B3, 66-B2, and 66-A3: CAMP
BLANDING MILITARY RESERVATION (62,340 acres).
Cox: 3 jays 4 Feb 1981 on the W side of SR-21, 0.9 mi SW of CR-315 in Goldhead Branch 1 and 4 (Clay
#1).
Add: 0 jays at the Cox site in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in litt.).
BBA: (Kingsley 3) "suitable habitat" 20 Apr 1989 (Peter Southall); (Kingsley 5) "suitable habitat" (1
jay) in mid-Jun 1988, and 2 jays 30 Aug 1988 (both Jim Garrison).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (JD) at the Cox site and 0 jays [date?] (JWF) at the BBA sites and elsewhere.
New: 2 jays in 1 group 18 Mar 1998 (Katy NeSmith and Dan Hipes).
3.
Goldhead Branch 6 - SE S19, T8S, R24E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 66-B3: powerlines at the W end of a road
(the first road N of the county line), 0.6-0.7 mi W of CR-315.
New: 3 jays in 1 group in 1996 (Patty Cramer).
COLLIER COUNTY
Cox (1987) found 2 jays in Collier County in August 1981 at Immokalee Airport, but as many as 10 jays
were seen by another observer earlier in 1981. The SMP located 56 FSJs in 22 groups at 14 sites in Collier County
in 1992-1993. Other than 2 groups of experimental (i.e., transplanted) jays at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Preserve (Mumme and Below 1991) south of Belle Meade, and 3 groups in the extreme northwestern
corner of Collier County, all the birds were found around Immokalee. The SMP found 4 FSJ groups at Immokalee
Airport and 9 groups west of SR-29, 2-5 miles to the west and northwest.
Locations in Collier County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Belle Meade 3 - S S16, NE S21, T51S, R26E - Soil Map 49 - DeLorme Page 111-D2: ROOKERY BAY
NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH PRESERVE (32,035 acres): Shell Island Road 0.5-1.0 mi W of SR-951.
BBA: "nest with young" 4 May 1989 (Ted Below); "nest with young" 8 and 18 May 1989 (Juanita
Powers).
SMP: 5 adults in 2 groups with 2 active nests 23 Apr 1993 (Glen Woolfenden, Bill Pranty et al.).
2.
Bonita Springs 2 - SE S8, NE S17, T48S, R25E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 111-B1: SR-901, 0.5 mi N of
CR-888.
Add: 1 jay before 1992 (David Schock).
SMP: no data.
3.
Bonita Springs 3 - SE S20, T48S, R25E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 111-B1: NW of the jct of CR-846 and SR901.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (S. Lenberger).
4.
Bonita Springs 5 - NE S9, T48S, R25E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 111-B1: US-41, 0.25 mi S of the Lee
County Line.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] [observer?].
5.
Bonita Springs 6 - SW S22, T48S, R25E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 111-B1: Cocohatchee Estates
development: 0.15 mi SE of the jct of Shores Avenue and Cocohatchee Street.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (S. Lenberger).
6.
Felda 3 - NW S1, T46S, R28E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 105-D1: 0.4 mi S of the Hendry County Line 2.75 mi
W of SR-29.
SMP: 6 jays in 1 group 31 Aug 1993 (D. Schock).
7.
Immokalee 1 - E S12, T46S, R28E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 112-A1: S of SR-82, 2.3-2.4 mi W of SR-29.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups 31 Aug 1993 (D. Schock) as follows: 1 jay 0.2 mi S of SR-82 and 2.4 mi W of
SR-29; and 5 jays 0.3 mi SE of the previous group.
8.
Immokalee 1 - SE S19, T46S, R29E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 112-A1: 1.2 mi N of the W end of Carsons
Road.
9.
Immokalee 2 - NE S26, T46S, R28E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: 0.8-1.1 mi NNW of the jct of CR-890
and Lemon Tree Drive, an unacquired portion of the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed CARL project
(55,968 acres, 18,856 acquired).
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups in 1992 (Nigel Morris) as follows: 2 jays 0.8 mi NNW; and 3 jays 1.1 mi NNW.
10.
Immokalee 2 - NE S36, T46S, R28E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: jct of CR-890 and Raulerson Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1992 (Nigel Morris).
11.
Immokalee 2 - SW S29, T46S, R29E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: E side of Carsons Road just N of
Dupree Trailer Park.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 24 May 1993 (JT).
12.
Immokalee 2 - N S32, T46S, R29E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: CR-890 W of SR-29.
SMP: 9 jays in 2 groups 24 May 1993 (JT) as follows: 4 jays 1.0 mi W of SR-29 (near 29th Street); and 5
jays 0.5 mi W (near 4th Street).
13.
Immokalee 5 - W S28, T46S, R29E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: E of SR-29 and N of Madison Street.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 1 jay 0.2 mi E of SR-29 and 0.5 mi N of Madison Street;
and 4 jays on the N side of Madison Street 0.15 mi E of SR-29.
14.
Immokalee 5 - E S34, T46S, R29E; NE S3, T47S, R29E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: W side of
IMMOKALEE AIRPORT N of CR-846.
Cox: 5-10 jays Jan-Feb 1981 (E. Cutlip); 2 jays 5 Aug 1981 (Collier #1).
FNAI: 2 jays 22 Dec 1987 [observer?], 3 jays 12 Feb 1987 [observer?] at the jct of 15th Street and Lake
Trafford Road.
SMP: 7 jays in 4 groups (1, 2, 2, and 2 birds) 24 May 1993 (JT).
15.
Immokalee 5 - SW S35, T46S, R29E and/or NW S2, T47S, R29E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: 0.5 mi
N of CR-846 E of Immokalee Airport.
DESOTO COUNTY
Cox (1987) knew of FSJs at 2 sites in DeSoto County, both reported by others. An unstated number of jays
were present in the northwestern corner of the county and several others were found at Bright Hour Ranch in the
east. The BBA reported FSJs in the northwest corner 3-6 miles east of the Cox site in 1987.
The SMP located 67 FSJs in 23 groups at 3 sites in DeSoto County in 1992-1993. Virtually all these jays
were at Bright Hour Ranch, with single groups in the southwestern and southeastern corners of the county. No jays
were located in the northwestern corner of the county, but they were found just to the west of this site, in Manatee
County. In 1998, a conservation easement was obtained for much of Bright Hour Ranch, which protects the vital
FSJ population that occurs there.
Locations in DeSoto County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Edgeville 5 - NW S30, T36S, R23E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 98-B2: DeSoto/Manatee County Line 1.5-2 mi N
of SR-70.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (S. Crawley) (DeSoto #1); continuous with Manatee #3.
2.
Fort Ogden 2 - NE S25, T39S, R23E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 98-D3: W side of US-17, 0.65 mi S of
Thornton Branch.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 17 Oct 1993 [observer?]; jays 23 Oct 1993 (Christine Hawkes) on US-17 ca. 10
mi S of SR-70 (presumably the same place).
Limestone 2 - DeLorme Page 98-B3: presumably along or off CR-665.

BBA: "pair" 24 May 1987 (Arnold Rawson).
3.
Long Island Marsh NE 2 and Long Island Marsh NW 5 - W S16, NE S17, W S28, T38S, R27E - Soil Maps
9 and 10 - DeLorme Page 99-C3 and 99-C2: BRIGHT HOUR RANCH (45,000 acres, 28,414 acres protected by a
conservation easement): specifically 2.0-4.5 mi S of SR-70.
Cox: several jays [date?] (Fred Lohrer) (DeSoto #2).
SMP: 63 jays in 21 groups (9 groups with 2 birds, 6 with 3, 3 with 4, and 3 with 5) [date?] (John
Fitzpatrick, Brad Stith et al.). All but 4 jays in 2 groups were in the main scrub patch 1 mi N of the smaller patch.
4.
Long Island Marsh SE 3 - SE S36, T39S, R27E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 99-D3: S of Gannet Slough in the
extreme SE corner of the county.
SMP: 1 jay found dead [date?] (Nigel Morris).
FLAGLER COUNTY

Cox (1987) and others knew of at least 5 FSJs at 2 sites in Flagler County in 1980-1981. Single groups
were found near Marineland at the northeastern corner, and at Flagler Beach State Recreation Area in the
southeast. The BBA reported FSJs 3-6 miles south or south-southwest of Bunnell in 1988.
The SMP located 22 FSJs in 7 groups at 4 sites in Flagler County in 1993. All sites are directly on the
Atlantic Ocean, and all are privately owned. Three groups of FSJs were found between Marineland and
Washington State Gardens, which had jays formerly. Other SMP jay groups were found south of Washington Oaks
and at Beverly Beach. No FSJs persist at Flagler Beach State Recreation Area. The November 1993 edition of The
Flagler Audible, the newsletter of Flagler Audubon Society, contained an article by Al Hadeed, the Flagler County
Attorney. He reported FSJs (presumably seen in 1993) at "Beverly Beach, the county oceanfront park and
surrounding area at 16th Road, and a family with 2 fledglings at Malacompra Road Park. A total of 11 FSJs were
found south of Marineland in the vicinity of the Surf Club high rise."
In 1994, a new FSJ site (actually a single bird) was discovered just north of the Volusia County Line. The
SMP total since 1992 are 23 FSJs in 8 groups at 5 sites in Flagler County.
Locations in Flagler County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Beverly Beach 1 - SW S21, T10S, R30E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 68-D3: jct of Malacompra Road and Ocean
Vista Lane, 0.75 mi E of SR-A1A.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group in 1993 (Iris Holmes); jays in 1993 (Al Hadeed); 0 jays in Sep 1993 (JD), use the
first data.
2.
Beverly Beach 1 - E part "S38," T10S, R31E - Soil Map 1 (inset) - DeLorme Page 68-D3: Sheraton Surf Beach Club
on the S side of Salt Road, 0.8 mi ENE of SR-A1A.
SMP: 3 jays photographed 23 May 1993 (Linda Legg); 3 jays in 1 group in Sep 1993 (JD), named "Huey,
Dewey, and Louie" by local residents and Sheraton employees.
3.
Beverly Beach 6 - SE S26, T11S, R31E - Soil Map 28 (main) - DeLorme Page 68-D3: Osprey Circle
development on SR-A1A 2.75-2.85 mi N of SR-100 (or just S of Painter's Hill).
SMP: 2 jays in 2 groups (1 and 1 birds) in Sep 1993 (JD).
Bunnell 6 - DeLorme Page 74-A2.

BBA: "fledged young" 16 Jul 1988 (Becky Payne and Gail Parsons).
4.
Flagler Beach East 2 - NE S30, T12S, R32E - Soil Maps 51 (inset) and 56 (inset) - DeLorme Page 75-A1:
GAMBLE ROGERS MEMORIAL STATE RECREATION AREA AT FLAGLER BEACH (145 acres) on SR-A1A
0.5-1.0 mi N of the Volusia County Line.
Cox: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) in summer 1981 (C. Thorndike) (Flagler #1).
FNAI: 6 jays in Jun 1983, only "sporadically" after that through Apr 1984 (Charles DuToit).
Add: 0 jays in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in litt.). Jays were seen last in 1984 (Sylvia Bollinger pers. comm.
to Tom Webber in litt.).
SMP: 0 jays 29 Aug 1993 (JD); absence of birds confirmed by Robin Trindell and other DEP personnel.
5.
Flagler Beach East 2 - SE S30, T12S, R32E - Soil Map 56 (inset) - DeLorme Page 75-A1: SR-A1A 0.25 mi N of
the Volusia County Line.
SMP: 0 jays 29 Aug 1993 (JD).
New: 1 jay in 1994 (Gene Stoccardo).
6.
Matanzas Inlet 3 - NE edge of Tract 38 in an unnamed land grant, T10S, R31E - Soil Map 1 (main) - DeLorme Page
68-C3: SR-A1A 0.45-2.8 mi S of the St. Johns County Line, including WASHINGTON OAKS STATE GARDENS
(399 acres).
Cox: 1-3 jays Oct 1980-Oct 1981 (Flagler #2).
Add: 4 jays in a 2-mile length of SR-AIA from Marineland to Hammock in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in
litt.).
SMP: 13 jays in 3 groups 6 Sep 1993 (JD) as follows: 7 jays (including 1 dead on the road) on the W
side of SR-A1A 0.65 mi S of the county line; 4 jays on the W side of SR-A1A 0.75 mi S; and 2 jays on the W side of
SR-A1A 0.8 mi S. Washington Oaks State Gardens (2.1-2.8 mi S of the county line) had jays formerly, but not
currently; 0 jays 28 Aug 1993 (JD and Bob Rundle).
An unconfirmed FSJ site that could not be located:
1.
Palm Coast: the 30 block of Zebulah's Trail.

Add: a "couple" of jays in Aug 1993 (Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kader); this site may be #1 or #2, above.
GLADES COUNTY
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 77 groups at 16 sites; other sites inaccessible - JAYS
SMP data compilers: John Fitzpatrick (JWF) and Jack Dozier (JD)
Cox (1987) and others found about 62 FSJs at 13 sites in Glades County in 1980-1981. The largest
population was on both sides of Fisheating Creek, where 150 jays were estimated; Cox recommended this area be
preserved. None of the FSJ groups found by Cox were on protected lands, a fact that unfortunately remains true
today.
The BBA found new FSJs in 4 blocks in Glades County in 1987-1990: 3-6 miles west and west-southwest
of Palmdale, 4-6 miles south of Palmdale (a block with a large patch of scrub), and 5-9 miles southeast of
Palmdale. The SMP did not have access to most of these blocks, and found no FSJs in any of them.
A substantial portion of Glades County is owned by Lykes Brothers Corporation, which denied us access
to their property for FSJ surveys. Therefore, the SMP results that follow are incomplete. Because there are no soil
maps for Glades County, we used aerial photographs and field surveys along public roads to locate patches of
scrub. When the entire patch was inaccessible (i.e., when occupancy by FSJs was unknown), we made no estimate
about the numbers of FSJ groups present. When FSJs were known to occur in a patch of scrub that was partially
accessible, we estimated the number of FSJ groups in the entire patch based upon the amount of habitat available.
With the above limitations in mind, the SMP estimated a minimum of 162 FSJs in 65 groups at 16 sites in Glades
County in 1992-1994. A number of scrub patches that likely contain jays could not be searched, so our totals may
be underestimated considerably.
Locations in Glades County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Goodno 1 and/or LaBelle 4 - "SE S36(?)," T41S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B2 and 106-B1: W
side of SR-29 about 6 mi SW of Palmdale. (According to mileage printed on the quadrangle maps, the SE S36,
T41S, R29E is 7.0-7.8 mi SW of Palmdale; "about 6 mi" SW seems to be the SW S30, T41S, R30E).
Cox: 2 jays 22 Mar 1980 (Glades #6).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] [observer?].
2.
Goodno 2 - SE S18, T42S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B2: N side SR-78, 2.3-2.5 mi W of CR-78A.
Cox: 1 jay 20 Nov and 13 Dec 1980 (E. Clark) (Glades #12).
3.
Goodno 4 T/R/S - No Soil Map DeLorme Page 106-B2: Lykes Brothers Corporation property E of Linden Pen
Marsh.
BBA: "agitated behavior" 1 Jul 1989 (June McCallum).
SMP: no access.
4.
Goodno 5 - SE S11, SW S14, E S15, T42S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B2: N side of Ortona
Cemetery on SR-78, and the vicinity of a sand mine to the NW and NE.
Cox: 1 jay 6 Aug 1981 at the cemetery (Glades #13).
FNAI: jay(s) observed 10 Nov 1987 (Christman 1988).
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups 13 Jan 1994 (JD) as follows: 5 jays in the cemetery; and 2 jays in Indian Mound
Park just N of the cemetery. Also, presume 8 additional groups NE of the cemetery.
5.
LaBelle 1 and 2 and Telegraph Swamp SE 4? - SE S35, T41S, R28E, center S1, NW S2, W S11, NE S14,
T42S, R28E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: vicinity and N of Muce (the jct of CR-720 and [?] road).
SMP: 18 jays in 8 groups, plus presume 3 other groups 23 Sep 1993 and 1 Oct 1993 (JWF) as follows: 4
jays E of Bee Branch 2.2 mi N of CR-720; 2 jays W of Pollywog Creek 1.75 mi NE of CR-720; 2 jays W of Bee
Branch 2.0 mi N of CR-720; 1 jay W of Bee Branch 1.9 mi N of CR-720; and 3 jays W of Bee Branch at the SE
corner of two roads 0.9 mi N of CR-720; 2 jays 0.4 mi N of CR-720; 2 jays 0.2 mi N of CR-720; and 2 jays at the
SW corner of CR-720 and [?] road.
6.
LaBelle 2 - E S23, W and NE S24, NW S25, NE S26, T42S, R28E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1:
E of Bee Branch, W of Pollywog Creek 2 mi SE of Muce.
SMP: 23 jays in 8 groups (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, and 6 birds), plus presume 6 other groups 22 Sep 1993
and 1 Oct 1993 (JWF).
7.
LaBelle 3 - SW S25, NE S36, T42S, R28E, NW S3, T42S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: 0.31.3 mi W of Pollywog Creek and 0.1 mi N to 0.25 mi S of a road along the line between S25, 30, 31, and 36.
SMP: 12 jays in 4 groups 22 Sep 1993 (JWF) as follows: 2 jays 0.3 mi W of the creek and 0.1 mi S of the
road; 4 jays 0.6 mi W of the creek and 0.25 mi S of the road; 3 jays 0.25 mi W of the creek and 0.1 mi S of the road;
3 jays 1.3 mi W of the creek and 0.1 mi N of the road, plus presume 4 other groups
8.
LaBelle 5 - S S15, N S22, T42S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: SR-78 just east of SR-29.
Cox: jay(s) [dates?] (E. Clark, Herb Kale) (Glades #10).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (JWF).
9.
LaBelle 5 - NW S22, T42S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: 0.5 mi S of the jct of SR-29 and SR-78.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in Mar 1994 (JWF).
10.
LaBelle 5 - N S23, T42S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: S side of SR-78, 0.9-1.6 mi E of SR-29.
Cox: 2 jays 6 Aug 1981 (Glades #11).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 4 Mar 1993 (JWF) 0.9 mi E of SR-29.
11.
LaBelle 5 and 6 - NW S28, T42S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: W side of SR-29, 0.6-1.0 mi N of
the Hendry County Line.
Cox: 1 jay 22 Mar 1980; 4 jays (3 adults and 1 juvenile) 5 Aug 1981 (Glades #7).
FNAI: 2 jays in 1987 [observer?].
12.
LaBelle NW 1 - center S18, T40S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A1: where CR-731 turns W.
SMP: 1 jay 22 Sep 1993 (JWF).
13.
LaBelle NW 4 and Palmdale 1 - S S25, T40S, R29E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Pages 106-A1 and 106-A2: W of
US-27 and N of Fisheating Creek.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 16 Jun 1993 (Mary Ann Poole); plus presume 2 other groups.
14.
LaBelle NW 5 and Palmdale 2 - E S1, T41S, R29E; S S6, NE S7, N S8, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map DeLorme Page 106-A2: N side of SR-74, 1.2-3.6 mi NW of SR-29; S side of SR-74, 1.2-2.7 mi NW of SR-29.
Cox: 46 jays (32 adults and 14 juveniles) 4 Aug 1981 (Glades #4).
BBA: fledged young 3 Jun 1989 (Fred Lohrer) at least 3.5 miles NW of SR-29.
SMP: 33 jays in 12 groups (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, and 5 birds) 4 Mar 1993 (JWF) S of SR-74, 1.32.0 mi NW of SR-29 (all scrub N of SR-74 had been cleared).
LaBelle NW 6 - DeLorme Page 106-A1.

BBA: "suitable habitat" 27 Jun 1990 (June McCallum).
SMP: no access.
Lake Hicpochee 1 - DeLorme Page 106-B3.

BBA: "suitable habitat" 20 Mar 1986 (June McCallum); "fledged young" in 1990 (June McCallum).
SMP: no access.
15.
Palmdale 1 - SE S21 and/or NE S28, T40S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: US-27, 2 mi N of
Palmdale.
Cox: 1 jay 22 Mar 1980 (Glades #1).
16.
Palmdale 2 - all quarters S31, SW S32, T40S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Pages 106-A1 and 106-A2: W of
US-27 and N of Fisheating Creek, part of SFWMDs Fisheating Creek project (43,872 acres, 0 acquired).
SMP: 1 jay 16 Jun 1993 (Mary Ann Poole), and "many jays" [date?] (Dianne Cummings); presume 12
groups.
17.
Palmdale 2 - S S33, T40S, R30E, N S4, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: Lykes Brothers
Campground W of US-27 and N of Fisheating Creek, part of SFWMDs Fisheating Creek project (43,872 acres, 0
acquired).
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (Lovett Williams) (Glades #3).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 12 Oct 1993 (Brian Nelson); plus presume 3 other groups.
18.
Palmdale 2 or 5 - NW S10, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: E side of US-27 near SR-29.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (Fred Lohrer) N of SR-29, near Cypress Knee Museum (Glades #8).
SMP: 0 jays at the museum, but 3 jays in 1 group 14 Jan 1994 (JD) behind the fire tower N of SR-74.
19.
Palmdale 3 - S S19, NW S30, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: 0.5-0.9 mi W of SR-29.
SMP: "1+" jays 4 Mar 1993 (JWF); presume 4 groups.
20.
Palmdale 3 - NE S20, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: E of SR-29, 1.9 mi SW of SR-74.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group 14 Jan 1994 (JD).
21.
Palmdale 3 - NE S30, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: SR-29, 3.7 mi SW of SR-74.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 4 Mar 1993 (JWF); 2 jays in 1 group 4 Jul 1994 (Bill Pranty and Sami Hoag).
22.
Palmdale 4 - NE S24, T40S, R30E; NW S19, T40S, R31E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: E of US-27
and N of Gopher Gully.
SMP: no access.
23.
Palmdale 5 - SW S34, T40S, R30E; N S3, T41S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-A2: square loop of
CR-733 around the E side of Palmdale, part of SFWMDs Fisheating Creek project (43,872 acres, 0 acquired).
Cox: 5 jays (2 adults and 3 juveniles) 4 Aug 1981 (Glades #5).
FNAI: jay(s) 10 Nov 1987 [observer?].
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups 13 Jan 1994 (JD) as follows: 2 jays at the E end of 3rd Street just S of Pine Street
(within the SFWMD project); and 4 jays near the light tower on CR-733 E to Pine Street.
24.
Palmdale 5 - S12, T41S, R30E - (Soil Map) - DeLorme Page 106-A2: between US-27 and Fisheating Creek.
SMP: no access.
HARDEE COUNTY
Cox (1987) knew of 5 FSJs at 1 site in Hardee County in 1981, in the southwestern corner of the county.
There are 3 BBA reports (1987-1989) of FSJs in the Sweetwater area in the southeast corner of the county,
including a 1989 report of a nest with young. The SMP found 20 jays in 8 groups at 2 sites in Hardee County in
1992-1993. All groups were in the vicinity of the Cox site. None of the FSJs in Hardee County are on currently
protected land, but at least 2 groups are within SWFWMD's proposed Horse Creek project.
In 1995, FSJs at 2 new sites were discovered, but 1 of these sites merely represents a new Section for jays
at the Cox site. The other new site, near Sweetwater, possibly is the same group as one or more of the BBA reports.
This area should be investigated further to determine if other FSJs occur there. The SMP totals since 1992 are 21
FSJs in 9 groups at 3 sites in Hardee County.
Locations in Hardee County with FSJs, 1980-1998
*
Crewsville SW 1 - DeLorme Page 99-B2.

BBA: "pair" in Apr 1987 (Arnold Rawson).
1.
Edgeville 4, Limestone 1, and Myakka Head 6 - SW S2, E and SW S3, NE S9, N S10, N S33, T36S,
R23E - Soil Maps 36 and 43 - DeLorme Pages 98-A2, 98-B2, and 98-B3: near the jct of CR-665 and Roberts Road.
SMP: 18 jays in 7 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 1 jay on the E side of CR-665, 2.75 mi NW of Roberts
Road (or 1.2 mi SE of Goose Pond Road); 3 jays at the jct of [?] road and [?] road; 4 jays on the E side of CR-665,
1.4 mi NW of Roberts Road; 2 jays on CR-665, 0.8 mi NW of Roberts Road; 3 jays on CR-665, 0.4 mi N of Roberts
Road; 2 jays on Roberts Road 1.1 mi W of CR-665; and 3 jays on Roberts Road 1.4 mi W of CR-665.
New: at least 2 jays in 1 group in 1995 (Cyndi Gates) in NE S9, part of SWFWMDs Horse Creek
project (10,943 acres, 0 acquired).
2.
Ona 3 - SW S34, T35S, R23E - Soil Map 36 - DeLorme Page 98-A3: CR-665, apparently 1.65-2.25 mi NW of
Roberts Road, part of SWFWMDs Horse Creek project (10,943 acres, 0 acquired).
Cox: 5 jays 6 Sep 1981 (Hardee #1). Cox listed this site as "SR 665, 4.9-6.0 mis W of SR 663." However,
CR-665 and CR-663 never intersect. The directions in relation to Roberts Road were obtained from the section data
supplied by Cox.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (JT) on CR-665, 2.2 mi NW of Roberts Road.
3.
Sweetwater 2 and/or 5 - S S23, N S26, T35S, R26E - Soil Maps 40 and 41 - DeLorme Page 99-A2: Cecil
Langford Road (called George Marsh Road in DeLorme 1989) about 0.4 mi N of CR-634.
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (JT)
New: 1 jay in 1995 (Nathalie Hamel and Mark Scheuerell).
Sweetwater 2? - DeLorme Page 99-A2.

BBA: "nest with young" (2 nestlings, nest in a wax myrtle [Myrica cerifera]) 2 Apr 1989 (Russell Titus).
The location is listed as "Zolfo Springs, 4 mi SE, which is apparently Block 2, but the BBA data card lists Block 6,
which is at least 9 mi SE of Zolfo Springs.
Sweetwater 6 - DeLorme Page 99-A2.

BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1987 (John Maddox).
HENDRY COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: unknown; probably very little
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 2 jays in 1 group at 1 site
Cox (1987) did not locate any FSJs in Hendry County in 1981 and found only a few small patches of
scrub. However, he included the sighting of 1 FSJ about 5 miles southwest of LaBelle by another observer in 1980.
The BBA reported apparently 1 group of FSJs in LaBelle around 1988. The SMP did not search for FSJs in Hendry
County, but 1 group was discovered southeast of LaBelle in 1997. Other SMP jays were found at 4 different areas
in Collier, Glades, and Lee counties, all within 1 mile of various parts of Hendry County. Together with the 4
reports of FSJs in the county in the 1980s-1990s, this suggests that Hendry County may contain a few more FSJ groups than is
known currently.
Location of FSJs in Hendry County, 1980-1998
1.
Felda NE 2 - S6, T44S, R30E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-C2: IMC Agrico property 6.5 air miles southeast
of LaBelle.
New: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1997 (Dan Hipes). Add to GIS!
2.
La Belle 3 - T/R/S? - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 106-B1: Nobles Road N of CR-78 and W of SR-29 in North La
Belle.
Add: a few jays around 1988 (Lynne Lewis).
SMP: not searched. Add to GIS!

1.
LaBelle: (no directions).

SMP: 3 jays in Sep 1993, 2 jays in late Oct 1993 (Maxine Kiff).
HERNANDO COUNTY
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1995: 9 jays in 3 groups at 3 sites, 0 jays known in 1996-1998
% of current FSJ groups on protected lands: no jays known
Cox (1987) and others knew of at least 14 FSJs at 3 sites in Hernando County in the early 1980s. Ridge
Manor Estates, a large development in the east, contained 10 jays, and single groups were found at Weeki Wachee
and in Withlacoochee State Forest, the only publicly owned site.
The SMP found 4 FSJs in 2 groups at 2 sites in Hernando County in 1992-1993. The 2 Cox sites in the
eastern part of the county are extirpated, but 1 FSJ group persisted at Weeki Wachee scrub at least through the end
of 1995. Another FSJ group was found in 1993, 5 miles northeast of Weeki Wachee in an area completely lacking
scrub. These jays were never relocated and must have been dispersing. Like Citrus and Pasco counties, much of
Hernando County is composed of sandhills (the Brooksville Ridge) that contain numerous scattered patches of
scrub oaks and probably a few unknown FSJ groups.
In 1994, 5 new FSJs were discovered along US-19 just north of the Pasco County line, but the birds were
never seen again. The SMP totals since 1992 are 9 FSJ in 3 groups at 3 sites in Hernando County. As of January
1997, no FSJs are known to occur in Hernando County, but there is high potential for relocation of jays into the
Weeki Wachee scrub (about 2000 acres) after State acquisition and management. Nearly all the scrub at Weeki
Wachee is mature sand pine forest, but the area could support dozens of FSJ groups if the habitat is restored.
Locations in Hernando County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Aripeka 5 - E S31, T23S, R17E - Soil Map 36 - DeLorme Page 82/83-A3: W side of US-19 less than 1 mi N of
CR-578 (Pasco County Line), probably near the miniature golf course, adjacent to an unacquired portion of
SWFWMDs Weekiwachee Riverine System project (16,754 acres, 7206 acquired).
New: 5 jays in 1 group in Oct 1994 (Lucy Seeds) that were never seen again.
2.
Brooksville 2 - NW S15, T22S, R18E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 77-D2: powerlines along CR-493 E of US-19,
about 2.6 mi N of SR-50, at Tower #136 (just S of the power substation).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 19 Dec 1993 (fide Jim Thompson); 0 jays 24 Jan 1994 (BP and Jim Thompson).
The habitat here is extremely marginal sandhills; the jays probably were wandering.
3.
Saint Catherine 2, 3, 5, and/or 6 - S24, S25, and/or S26, T22S, R21E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 78-D1: Ridge
Manor Estates development N of SR-50 and W of US-98. Cox's field atlas (unpublished) highlights the NE part of
the development as the area where he saw FSJs, which is also where the best scrub was found during the SMP (i.e.,
along the W half of Richardson, extending to the S, especially around the jct of Richardson and Madonna).
Cox: 10 jays 13 Jun 1981 (Hernando #1).
Add: 8 jays in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in litt.).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Dec 1992 (BP) and 12 Apr 1993 (BP).
4.
Saint Catherine 6 - NE S6, T23S, R22E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 78-D1: about 0.75 mi N of SR-50 in
WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FOREST (147,893 acres).
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (Steve Fickett) (Hernando #2).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Dec 1992 (BP).
5.
Weeki Wachee Springs 3 - NE S2, T23S, R17E - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 77-D1: jct of US-19 and SR-50, an
unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Weekiwachee Riverine System project (16,754 acres, 7206 acquired) and the
Florida First Magnitude Springs CARL project (1302 acres, partially acquired). This will become an excellent FSJ
preserve if purchased and managed properly.
Cox: 5 jays 13 Jun 1981; 3 jays 12 Dec 1982 (Hernando #3).
Add: "one pair" of jays in Apr 1986 (Tom Webber in litt.).
FNAI: 2 jays in 1985 (Noel Wamer); 3 jays in 1989 [observer?]; 3+ jays 19 Aug 1991 [observer?].
SMP: 1 jay 30 Dec 1992 (Aripeka-Bayport CBC) (BP and Paul Young), 7 Feb 1993, and 21 Oct 1993
(Todd Mecklenborg); 2 jays in 1 group 22 Dec 1994 (Aripeka-Bayport CBC) (BP and Don Woodard); 1 jay 23 Dec
1995 (Aripeka-Bayport CBC) (BP, Don Woodard et al.); 0 jays in late 1996 (Al and Bev Hansen, Don Woodard); 0
jays 22 Dec 1996 (Aripeka-Bayport CBC) (BP and Charlie Buhrman) all SMP observations were on the E side of
US-19 just S of the Holiday Inn.
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: 52,823 acres
SMP data compiler: Brad Stith (BMS)
Cox (1987) and others located at least 768 FSJs at 53 sites in Highlands County in 1981. The vast
majority of these jays were on private lands on the Lake Wales Ridge. Only the jays at Archbold Biological Station,
Avon Park Air Force Range, and Highlands Hammock State Park were protected. Cox recommended that three
additional areas be acquired for preservation: a site on the west side of Lake Istokpoga, a site near Lorida, and
lands along US-27 south of SR-70. Much of the scrub on the west side of Lake Istokpoga is now protected as TNC's
Lake Apthorpe Preserve. Most of the scrub remaining in the Lorida/Cornwell area is sought for acquisition but
remains privately owned and unmanaged. The only scrub remaining along US-27 south of SR-70 was purchased by
the State and is now the Gould Road Preserve. Numerous other privately owned scrub sites not listed by Cox
(1987) as essential for preservation have been identified, and many have already been protected. See below.
The SMP located 2795 FSJs in 926 groups at 102 sites in Highlands County in 1992-1993. Most of the
jays remain on the Lake Wales Ridge, but other important populations are found on the Bombing Range Ridge at
Avon Park Air Force Range, and just south of the southern end of the Lake Wales Ridge. Because about 85% of
scrub on the Lake Wales Ridge had been destroyed as of the early 1990s (Fitzpatrick and Friedman unpubl.),
biologists from ABS, TNC, FGFWFC, and USFWS formed a committee that led to the creation of the Lake Wales
Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (Federal) and the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem (State) land acquisition projects
designed to protect the largest scrub tracts that remained.
A total of 30 sites in 4 counties encompassing 45,484 acres was targeted for acquisition as the Lake
Wakes Ridge Ecosystem CARL project: 14 sites (26,867 acres) in Highlands County, 10 sites (17,596 acres) in
Polk County, 5 sites (521 acres) in Lake County, and 1 site (500 acres) in Osceola County. By the end of 1997,
many of these sites had been purchased, and the remaining sites were the Number 1 priority project for state
acquisition. Together with Archbold Biological Station, Platt Branch Mitigation Park, and Highlands Hammock
State Park in Highlands County, Avon Park Air Force Range in Highlands and Polk counties, Lake Wales Ridge
State Forest, Saddle Blanket Lakes Scrub Preserve, and Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County, and Disney
Wilderness Preserve in Polk and Osceola counties, the Lake Wales Ridge CARL sites will protect most of the
extant FSJ groups in Highlands and Polk counties.
In late 1997, we learned that the Highlands County Land Planning Department has begun to purchase
other scrub sites in the county, including some occupied by FSJs. These latter sites are not identified in this book.
Additionally, a proposal to enact an environmentally sensitive lands acquisition project by the government of
Highlands County may be formally introduced in the next year or so. If enacted, much additional privately owned
scrub sites in Highlands County could be protected.
SMP jays occur at the following protected sites in Highlands County: Archbold Biological Station (private
biological preserve, 113 groups), Lake Placid Wildlife and Environmental Area (39 groups), Avon Park Air Force
Range (36 groups in Highlands County, and others in Polk County), Apthorpe Scrub Preserve (18 groups),
Henscratch Road/Jack Creek Preserve (18 groups), Holmes Avenue Preserve (16 groups), Gould Road Preserve (13
groups), Platt Branch Mitigation Park (9 groups), Flamingo Villas Preserve (7 groups), Lake June West Preserve (5
groups), Highlands Hammock State Park (5 groups), and Hickory Hammock (1 group). Sites proposed for
acquisition would protect over 100 other FSJ groups: Highlands Ridge (57 groups - partially acquired), Carter
Creek (32 groups - partially acquired), McJunkin Ranch (12 groups), Silver Lake (9 groups), and Avon Park Lakes
(8 groups). Hendrie Ranch, which contains 28 FSJ groups, was called a vital site for preservation by Christman
(1988), a decision with which we agree. Another ranch (see below) west of Avon Park Air Force Range, with 7 FSJ
groups, should also be considered for preservation.
Since 1994, 34 FSJs in 9 groups at 3 new sites have been discovered in Highlands County: single groups 4
miles east of Lorida and in the extreme northeastern corner of the county, and 7 groups on a ranch between Avon
Park Air Force Range and the Carter Creek Preserve. The SMP totals since 1992 are 2829 FSJs in 935 groups at
105 sites in Highlands County.
Locations in Highlands County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Avon Park 4 - SE S7, NE S18, T33S, R28E - Soil Map 6 (left) - DeLorme Page 93-D3: Avon Park Lakes CARL
project (225 acres, 0 acquired) bordered by Seville Road, Olivia Drive, Joliet Road, and Graham Road.
SMP: 16 jays in 8 groups (all with 2 birds) [date] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays on Kevin Road between Dove
Road and Dawn Road; 2 jays just E of Hartman Road between Kevin Road and Seville Road; 2 jays on Avalon Road
0.1 mi E of Lynbrook Road; 2 jays at the jct Munson Road and Ernest Road; 2 jays at the jct of Albatross Road and
Hazelton Road; 2 jays at the jct of Findley Road and Hazelton Road; 2 jays on Hasbrouck Road just W of Syosset
Road; and 2 jays just E of Hazelton Road between Ingersol Road and Joliet Road.
2.
Avon Park 4 - SE S18, T33S, R28E - Soil Map 6 (left) - DeLorme Page 93-D3: Avon Park Lakes development
between Joliet Road and SR-64.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups [date] (BMS) as follows: 3 jays at the jct of Nogales Road and Hartman Road and
3 jays at the jct of Quincy Road and Syosset Road.
3.
Avon Park 5 - SW S28, SE S29, E S32, W S33, T33S, R28E - Soil Map 6 (right) - DeLorme Page 93-D3:
Silver Lake CARL project (1594 acres, 0 acquired) W of US-27 between Avon Park Municipal Airport and Zoreta
Drive.
SMP: 24 jays in 9 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 3 jays at the SW corner of Monts de Oca Road and [?]
road; 2 jays on the E side of Carr Road 0.2 mi N of Starr Road; 2 jays at the SE corner of Barney Road and Reed
Road; 3 jays just N of Starr Road between Reed Road and Wither Road; 2 jays at the SE corner of Yarbrough Road
and Reed Road; 4 jays just E of Nitschke Road between Jones Road and Osborn Road; and 3 jays W of the jct of
Barbara Drive and Silver Lake Drive (on the NW side of Silver Lake).
4.
Avon Park 5 - SW S32, T33S, R28E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 93-D3: W of the Silver Lake CARL site on
Sayers Road between Jones Road and Osborn Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date] (BMS).
5.
Avon Park 5 - W S3, all quarters S4, S S5, SE S8, NE S9, NW and SE S10, NE S15, NW S16, T34S,
R28E - Soil Map 6 (right) - DeLorme Page 93-D3: "Sun N' Lake" development W of US-27 between Zoreta Drive and
Schumacher Road.
Cox: 13 jays (8 adults and 5 juveniles) 3 Aug 1981 N of Sun N' Lakes Boulevard on Columbus Drive and
Ponce de Leon Boulevard (Highlands #4).
SMP: 48 jays in 20 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays at the SW corner of Zoreta Drive and
Alegringo Avenue; 2 jays near Algaringo Avenue (different road from previous) just S of Zoreta Road; 4 jays near
Velarde Avenue 0.1 mi S of Zoreta Road; 2 jays near Santander Avenue just S of Zoreta Drive; 3 jays at the jct of
Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Phoenetia Street; 2 jays just N of Columbus Boulevard and Minorca Drive; 2 jays near
the jct of Minorca Drive and Belmar Drive; 2 jays near the jct of Minorca Drive and Passentia Avenue; 2 jays near
the jct of Cadima Avenue and Mariposa Street; 2 jays near the jct of Cadima Avenue and Gallano Street; 2 jays near
the jct of Caballero Boulevard and Reinante Street; 2 jays near the jct of Virtudes Street and Aguero Avenue; 1 jay
near the jct of Columbus Boulevard and Segovia Drive; 2 jays just W of US-27 and N of Fairway Drive (the E
continuation of Sun N' Lake Boulevard); 2 jays at the SW corner of Sun N' Lake Boulevard and DeSoto Boulevard; 2
jays near the jct of Washington Drive and Monza Drive; 2 jays near the jct of Urbino Street and Navarre
Street/Florida Avenue; and 5 jays just E of the jct of Granada Boulevard and Gallardo Street.
6.
Avon Park 6 - S S15, N S22, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 13 (left) - DeLorme Page 93-D3: Schumacher Road 0.451.2 mi W of US-27.
Cox: 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #32).
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.5 mi W; and 2 jays 1.0 mi W.
7.
Avon Park 6 - all quarters S22, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 13 (left) - DeLorme Page 93-D3: "Sebring Country Estates"
development bordered by Schumacher Road, Corvette Avenue, Thunderbird Road, and Western Boulevard.
SMP: 17 jays in 9 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays on Renault Avenue between Lake Drive North
and Elite Street; 2 jays on Hillman Avenue between Lake Drive North and Elite Street; 2 jays on Citroen Drive
between Porsche Avenue and Grand Prix Drive: 2 jays on Morgan Street between Lake Drive South and Mercedes
Street; 1 jay on Dunn Street between Maserati Street and Mercedes Street; 2 jays at the jct of Lola Drive and
Mercedes Street; 2 jays at the jct of Grand Prix Drive and Mercedes Street; 2 jays at the jct of Jaguar Drive and
Abarth Avenue 7 May 1993; and 2 jays on Jaguar Drive between Talbot Street and Sunbeam Street 7 May 1993.
8.
Basinger 3 and Basinger NW 6 - S S33, T35S, R32E - Soil Map 23 - DeLorme Pages 101-A1 and 100-A3: US-98,
1.5-2.55 mi SE of the Istokpoga Canal, an unacquired portion of SFWMDs Kissimmee River (Lower Basin) project
(101,433 acres, 48,986 acquired).
Cox: 8 jays (6 adults and 2 juveniles) 31 Jul 1981 (Highlands #30).
SMP: 8 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 1.8 mi SE; and 6 jays 2.4 mi SE.
9.
Basinger 3 and Fort Basinger 1 - middle N S3, E S9, T36S, R32E - Soil Maps 24 and 28 - DeLorme Pages 101A1 and 101-B1: Buckhorn Road 0.1-1.25 mi SW of US-98.
SMP: 6 jays in 3 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.1 mi SW; 2 jays 1.0 mi SW; and 2 jays 1.25
mi SW.
10.
Basinger NW 2 - NW S21, T35S, R31E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 100-A3: E side of Cow House Road 0.7-1.0
mi S of US-98.
Cox: 2 jays 31 Jul 1981 (Highlands #28).
BBA: "fledged young" in 1990 (Helen Obenchain).
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.7 mi S; and 3 jays 1.0 mi S.
11.
Basinger NW 5 - E S12, T35S, R31E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 100-A3: HICKORY HAMMOCK
MANAGEMENT AREA (9487 acres, managed by SFWMD) between US-98 and the Kissimmee River.
New: jays about 1993 (Steve Johnson pers. comm.); 4 jays in 1 group 8 Feb 1996 (Mike McMillian).
12.
Basinger NW 6 - NE S32, T35S, R32E - Soil Map 23 - DeLorme Page 100-A3: US-98, 1.25 mi SE of Istokpoga
Canal.
Cox: 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) 31 Jul 1981 (Highlands #29).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (BMS).
13.
Childs 1 - middle N S29, T37S, R30E - Soil Map 40 - DeLorme 100-C2: W side Old SR-8, 1.5-1.6 mi N of SR-70.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in 1992-1993 (Catherine Graham, Bill Pranty et al.); at least 1 jay 27 Feb 1996
(Bill Pranty).
14.
Childs 1 and 4 and Lake Placid 3 and 6 - all quarters S15, S16, S21, and S22, N S27, NE S28, T37S, R30E Soil Maps 35 and 40 - DeLorme Pages 100-C2 and 100-B2: "Sun N' Lakes" development E of Grassy Lake.
SMP: 210 jays in 66 groups (9 groups with 1 bird, 10 with 2, 22 with 3, 11 with 4, 13 with 5, and 1
with 6) [date?] (BMS).
15.
Childs 1 and 4 - all quarters S27, S S28, all quarters S34, T37S, R30E - Soil Map 40 - DeLorme 100-C2: Sun N
Lakes South CARL project (503 acres, 0 acquired) between Sun N Lakes and Bear Hollow developments, W to
US-27.
Cox: probably partially included in Cox #24 (28 jays [23 adults and 5 juveniles] 31 Jul 1981).
SMP: 36 jays in 9 groups (4 groups with 3 birds, 3 with 4, and 2 with 6) [date] (BMS).
16.
Childs 1 and 3 - parts of S6, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, and 33, T37S, R30E - Soil Maps 31, 35, and 40 - DeLorme Page 100B2: US-27 between Lake Placid and SR-70.
Cox: 1-2 jays "on several occasions" (Highlands #22) [in seven sections?!].
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) on the W side of US-27 N of Buck Lake in SE S20, Soil Map 40,
in Childs 1.
17.
Childs 2 and Venus NW 4 - S S25, all of S26, S27, S34, S35, S36, T37S, R29E; W S31, T37S, R30E - Soil
Maps 39 and 40 - DeLorme Pages 100-C2 and 100-C1: LAKE PLACID WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AREA (3150 acres, managed by ABS and GFC) on the N side of SR-70.
Cox: 10 jays (8 adults and 2 juveniles) 29 Jul-3 Aug 1981 along SR-70 from US-27 W to the edge of the
Lake Wales Ridge (Highlands #25).
SMP: 109 jays in 39 groups 20-23 Jul 1995 (Reed Bowman, Artie Fleischer, and Lee Walton).
18.
Childs 2 - NW S4, NE S5, T38S, R30E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 100-C2: SR-70 between Old SR-8 and
US-27.
Cox: 10 jays (8 adults and 2 juveniles) 29 Jul-3 Aug 1981 along SR-70 from US-27 W to the edge of the
Lake Wales Ridge (Highlands #25).
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 1 jay 0.4-0.5 mi E of Old SR-8 (opposite the Georgia
Pacific complex) and 3 jays just W of the Farm Store convenience store at US-27 (at least 1 jay still present 31
May 1998 [Bill Pranty and Holly Lovell]).
19.
Childs 2 - NW S5, T38S, R30E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 100-C2: Old SR-8, 0.3-0.45 mi S of SR-70
(opposite the asphalt plant), immediately N of Archbold Biological Station.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group until Mar 1995 (Bill Pranty et al.), when the scrub was roller-chopped. Much of
this site was cleared in 1997.
20.
Childs 2 and 3 and Venus 1 - NE S5, all quarters S6 and 7, W S8, all quarters S18, 19, 30, and 31, T38S, R30E
- Soil Maps 40, 45, 49, and 52 - DeLorme Pages 100-C2: ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION (5000 acres; private
preserve) S of SR-70 and mostly W of Old SR-8.
Cox: 400 jays estimated (Woolfenden and Fitzpatrick 1984) (Highlands #6).
SMP: 339 jays in 113 groups as follows: 156 jays In 50 groups 11-16 Jul 1995 (Ron Mumme) in the
Experimental Tract, 6 jays in 2 groups 15 Jan 1996 (Glen Woolfenden) on Red Hill, and 141 jays in 50 groups
11-12 Mar 1996 (Glen Woolfenden, Bill Pranty et al.) in the Demography Tract. Virtually every FSJ at Archbold is
color-banded.
21.
Childs 2 and 3 - E S1, 12, and 13, SE S25, E S36, T38S, R29E - Soil Maps 45 and 49 - DeLorme Page 100-C2:
McJunkin Ranch CARL site (1860 acres, 0 acquired) S of SR-70 and W of Archbold Biological Station. Habitat
includes about 1000 acres of oak scrub, but 464 of these acres (in S1, S12, and S13) were roller-chopped in Mar-Jul
1996 by a leaser in preparation for a citrus grove, a violation of the Endangered Species Act. The citrus grower
pleaded guilty to "taking" Florida Scrub-Jays without a permit and was fined $35,000 in Oct 1997 (USFWS News
Release, 31 Oct 1997). The State continues to pursue purchase of the Ranch.
SMP: at least 38 jays in at least 12 groups as follows: at least 36 jays in at least 11 groups 11-12 Mar
1996 (Glen Woolfenden et al.) in S1, S12, and S13, and 2 jays in 1 group 1 Sep 1995 (Bill Pranty) in S25 and S36.
22.
Childs 2 and 3 - S S8, middle and W S17, SE S19, SW S20, middle S30 and 31, T38S, R30E - Soil Maps 45,
49, and 52 - DeLorme Page 100-C2: Old SR-8 between Archbold Road and the extreme S end of Archbold Biological
Station; also Archbold, Kelley, and Hicoria roads between Old SR-8 and US-27.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Archbold data). Almost no scrub in these areas survives outside Archbold
Biological Station. (Some lands that were owned privately during Coxs surveys, e.g., the Pohlman Tract,
subsequently have been added to the Station).
23.
Childs 2 and 3 and Venus 1 - W S4, 9, 16, 21, 28, and 33, T37S, R30E; N S2, 3, and 4, T38S, R30E - Soil Maps
45, 49, and 52 - DeLorme Page 100-C2 and 100-D2: US-27 between SR-70 and Bald Hill Road, and various unpaved
roads up to 1 mi E of US-27.
Cox: 22-23 jays (19-20 adults and 3 juveniles) 4-5 Aug 1981 (Highlands #27).
SMP: 69 jays in 15 groups [date?] (BMS) between Hickory Branch Road and Bald Hill Road. All but 2 of
the 15 remaining jay groups occupy the GOULD ROAD TRACT (367 acres) of LAKE WALES RIDGE WILDLIFE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (3719 acres acquired), and all groups now occur along US-27.
24.
Childs 3 and/or Venus NW 6, and Venus NW 6 and/or Venus SW 4 - SW S25, SE S35, T38S, R29E - Soil
Maps 49 and 51 DeLorme Pages 100-C2 and/or 100-C1 and 100-C1 and/or 100-D1: S part of McJunkin Ranch W of
the CARL project.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) [date?] (BMS).
25.
Childs 4 and 5 - E and SW S27, S S28, E S33, all quarters S34, W S35, T37S, R30E - Soil Map 40 DeLorme Page 100-C2: Bear Hollow development N of SR-70, excluding the Sun N Lakes South CARL site.
SMP: 99 jays in 29 groups (1 group with 1 bird, 8 with 2, 8 with 3, 5 with 4, 4 with 5, and 6 with 3)
[date?] (BMS).
26.
Childs 5 - NE S4, T38S, R30E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 100-C2: S of SR-70, 0.5-2.1 mi E of US-27,
including a 1600-acre scrub tract cleared for citrus in 1989.
BBA: "nest with young" in 1986, 0.5 mi E of US-27 (Fred Lohrer); "carrying food or fecal sac, or
feeding young" 9 Jul 1988, 0.5 mi E of US-27 (Caroline Wyatt).
SMP: 16 jays in 7 groups (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, and 3 birds) 0.5-0.75 mi E of US-27 [date?] (BMS).
Childs 6 - DeLorme Page 100-C2.
BBA: "fledged young" 7 Jul 1990 (Fred Lohrer).

27.
Crewsville 4 - all quarters S3, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 13 (right) - DeLorme Page 99-A3: "West Sebring Estates"
development S of CR-634 and E of CR-635.
SMP: 16 jays in 6 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 4 jays W of Lincoln Boulevard between CR-634 and
Capri Avenue; 2 jays at the jct of Clinton Street and Mayfair Avenue; 2 jays near Grove Street S of Wood Avenue; 3
jays on CR-635 between Wood Avenue and Hudson Avenue; 2 jays between Robert Avenue, St. Patrick Street,
Roosevelt Avenue, and Rome Street; and 2 jays near Roosevelt Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard.
28.
Crewsville 4 and 5 - NE S35, T34S, R28E; E S4, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 13 (right) - DeLorme Page 99-A3:
HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK STATE PARK (5540 acres) mostly W of CR-635 and mostly S of CR-634. The groups
along CR-635 were on private property until 1996, when the area was purchased and added to the park.
Cox: 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) at the campground 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #8); 4 jays (2 adults and
2 juveniles) along CR-635, 2.1-2.25 mi S of CR-634, 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #39).
BBA: (Crewsville 4) "fledged young" in 1986 (Linda Epperson); "fledged young" in 1987 (Linda
Epperson).
SMP: 10 jays in 5 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays at the campground, 4 jays in 2 groups (2 and
2 birds) in the NE corner, and 4 jays in 2 groups (2 and 2 birds) along CR-635, 2.25-2.55 mi S of CR-634 (or 1.51.8 mi N of SR-66).
29.
Crewsville 4 and Sebring 1 - S S34, T34S, R28E; NW S2, N S3, T35S, R28E - Soil Maps 13 (right) and 14 DeLorme Pages 99-A3 and 100-A1: CR-634, 1.5-1.75 mi W of US-27.7
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) 1.5 mi W of US-27.
30.
Crewsville 5 middle S9, T35S, R28E Soil Map 30 (left) DeLorme Page 99-A3: W side of Prairie Oaks
development, adjacent to the Highlands Hammock Addition CARL project.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS).
31.
Crewsville 5 - SW S15, SE S16, E S21, W S22, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 20 (left) - DeLorme Page 99-A3: CR635, 0.3-1.45 mi N of SR-66.
Cox: 2 jays (1 adult and 1 juvenile) 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #40).
32.
Fort Basinger 1 - SW S1, T36S, R32E; NW S7, T36S, R33E - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 101-B1: US-98, 0.82.0 mi NW of CR-721.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.8 mi NW; and 2 jays 2.0 mi NW.
33.
Fort Basinger 1 - NW S2, T36S, R32E - Soil Map 24 - DeLorme Pages 101-A1 and 100-A3: US-98 about 3 mi
NW of CR-721, at Cornwell.
Cox: 2 jays 31 Jul 1981 (Highlands #31).
34.
Fort Basinger 2 - SW S27, T36S, R32E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 101-A1: S of Pittman Bay.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Mary Ann Poole).
Fort Basinger 4 - DeLorme Page 101-A1.

BBA: "suitable habitat" 2 Jun 1991 (Helen Obenchain).
35.
Fort Kissimmee 1, 2, 4, and 5, Fort Kissimmee NW 5 and 6, Lake Arbuckle NE 3 and 6, and Lake Arbuckle SE
1, 2, 4, and 5 - S5, SW S8, SW S17, E S19, NW S20, T32S, R32E; E S1, NE S7, NW S8, N and SW
S27, NE S33, NW S34, T33S, R30E; all S6 and 7, W S17, all S18, SE S31, T33S, R31E; W S4, E S5,
T34S, R30E; W S5, E S6, T34S, R31E - Soil Maps 2 (top), 2 (bottom), 4, 5, and 8 - DeLorme Pages 94-D3, 94C3, 94-C2, and 94-D2: AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE (106,110 acres) between Arbuckle Creek and the
Kissimmee River, in Highlands and Polk counties.
Cox: (Lake Arbuckle NE 6) 3 jays 1 Aug 1981 on Old Bravo Road 0.9 mi N of Kissimmee Road
(Highlands #5) plus other jays in Polk County.
BBA: (Fort Kissimmee 1) "fledged young" in 1988 (Jane Brooks and Lynne Lewis); (Fort Kissimmee 4)
"fledged young" in 1988 (Jane Brooks and Lynne Lewis); (Fort Kissimmee NW 6) "fledged young" in 1987
(Hoke Fitzgerald); (Lake Arbuckle NE 6) "suitable habitat" in 1986 (Gina Clark); "fledged young" in 25 Jun
1987 (Gina Clark).
SMP: 107 jays in 36 groups in Apr 1995, plus other jays in Polk County (Bowman et al. 1995). The total
population in Avon Park Air Force Range is 366 jays in 78 groups.
36.
Frostproof 6 - W S6, NW S7, T33S, R28E - Soil Map 1 (inset) - DeLorme Page 93-C3: "Highland Lakes" and
Avon Park Lakes developments W of US-27 between the Polk County Line and SR-64.
Cox: 2 jays 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #1).
SMP: 18 jays in 6 groups (21 May and 8 Jun 1993) (BMS) as follows: 6 jays between Tivoli Road and
Livingston Road, W of Downing Road; 2 jays just W of Ithica Road between Livingston Road and Brandon Road; 4
jays at the jct of Brandon Road and O'Neida Road; 2 jays on Astor Road between Ermine Road and Lacona Road; 3
jays on Hartman Road between Overlin Road and Worden Road; and 1 jay on Altair Road between Lake Chilton
Drive and Hicks Road.
37.
Lake Arbuckle 6 - NE S2, T33S, R29E - Soil Map 1 (bottom) - DeLorme Page 94-C1: jct of Arbuckle Road and
Horse Hammock Road.
New: 4 jays in 1 group in Sep-Oct 1994 (Larry Riopelle); 1 jay in Nov 1995 (Larry Riopelle).
38.
Lake Arbuckle 6 - NE S8, NW S9, T33S, R29E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 94-C1: Old Bombing Range Road
0.5-0.9 mi W of CR-64.
Cox: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) 1 Aug 1981 (Highlands #2).
Lake Arbuckle SE 3 - DeLorme Page 94-D2.

BBA: "territorial behavior" in 1987 (Bruce and Marion Kittredge).
Lake Arbuckle SW 1 - DeLorme Page 94-D1.

BBA: "fledged young" in 1988 (Patricia Biggs).
39.
Lake Arbuckle SW 2 - SW S1, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: N side of Little Red Water Lake.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 3 jays at the jct of Holiday Beach Drive and the road to
the boat ramp (at least 1 jay still present 6 Dec 1997 [Bill Pranty and Kirstin Rothrock]); and 2 jays on Grove
Avenue near Lake Street.
40.
Lake Arbuckle SW 3 - SE S10, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: 0.2 mi E of US-27, S of the jct
of Perch Avenue and Marlin Drive.
41.
Lake Arbuckle SW 3 - SW S11, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: US-17A between Pompano
Drive and Maxcy Road.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group 24 Sep 1992 (BMS).
42.
Lake Arbuckle SW 3 - SW S12, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: jct of Cox Avenue and North
Lake Sebring Drive.
SMP: 1 jay 24 Sep 1992 (BMS).
43.
Lake Arbuckle SW 3 - W S12, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: US-27 at Georgia Street (to the
W) and Princeton Road (to the E).
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays at the NE corner of US-27 and Princeton Road;
and 2 jays at the SW corner of US-27 and Georgia Street.
44.
Lake Arbuckle SW 3 - NW S23, T34S, R28E - Soil 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: W side of US-27 between Corvette
Avenue and Grand Prix Drive. Habitat was oak scrub, but was cleared in 1993 and is now occupied by a Wal-Mart
store. Wal-Mart Corporation mitigated with USFWS and ABS for permits to clear the site.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS); 0 jays since 1993.
45.
Lake Arbuckle SW 3 and Sebring 1 - SW S23, T34S, R28E - Soil Maps 10 and 14 - DeLorme Page 93-D3: W of
US-27 about 1 mi S of CR-634A.
Cox: 1 jay 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #33).
46.
Lake Arbuckle SW 4 - SW S9, NW S16, T33S, R29E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: CR-64, 0.1-0.2 mi SW
of Butler Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS). Some of this scrub was cleared in April 1997, but 3 jays in 1
group were present 12 Oct 1997 (Bill Pranty).
47.
Lake Arbuckle SW 4 and 5 - NW and SE S16, NE and S S21, middle S28, T33S, R29E - Soil Maps 3 and 7
- DeLorme 94-D1: S of CR-64 and N of the Carter Creek CARL project, including Riverdale Road, Avon Pines Road,
and adjacent roads.
Cox: 18 jays (16 adults and 2 juveniles) 1 Aug 1981 in the vicinity of Avon Pines Road, Marion Road,
and Riverdale Road (Highlands #3).
SMP: 46 jays in 14 groups (5 groups with 2 birds, 4 with 3, 4 with 4, and 1 with 8) [date?] (BMS).
Only the following FSJ groups can be identified according to roads: 3 jays in 1 group just S of Palmetto Creek 0.35
mi W of Riverdale Road; 4 jays on Riverdale Road 0.5 mi N of Avon Pines Road; 2 jays on Riverdale Road 0.2 mi S
of Avon Pines Road; 2 jays on Avon Pines Road 0.6 mi W of Riverdale Road; 4 jays 0.35 mi SW of the jct of Marion
Road and Avon Pines Road; and 2 jays on Marion Road 0.7 mi S of Avon Pines Road.
48.
Lake Arbuckle SW 5 and 6 - E S33, all S34, T33S, R29E, W and NE S3, E S4, T34S, R29E - Soil Maps 7
and 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: Carter Creek: all jays S of Cox #3 and N of Cox #36, now an acquired portion of the
CARTER CREEK CARL SITE (4630 acres, 2300 acquired).
SMP: 93 jays in 32 groups [date?] (BMS); 94 jays in 26 groups in Nov 1995 (Nathalie Hamel).
49.
Lake Arbuckle SW 5 and 6 - S2, S11, T34S, R29E - Soil Maps 7 and 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: ranch between
Carter Creek and Arbuckle Creek.
New: 26 jays in 7 groups in Nov 1995 (Nathalie Hamel).
50.
Lake Arbuckle SW 6 - NW S14, middle S15 and S16, T34S, R29E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1:
Arbuckle Creek Road 0.75-2.5 mi E of CR-17A, an unacquired portion of the Carter Creek CARL site (4630 acres,
2300 acquired).
SMP: 15 jays in 4 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 6 jays 1.8 mi E of CR-17A; 5 jays 2.0 mi E of CR17A; 2 jays 2.2 mi E of CR-17A; and 2 jays 0.2 mi N of Arbuckle Creek Road on an unmarked sand road to the E.
51.
Lake Arbuckle SW 6 - middle S14, T34S, R29E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 94-D1: Hart Road 0.5-1.0 mi S of
Arbuckle Creek Road, adjacent to the Carter Creek CARL site.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) 0.85 mi S of Arbuckle Creek Road.
52.
Lake June-In-Winter 1 - NW and SE S12, T36S, R28E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: W of Henscratch
Road and N of Northern Boulevard.
Cox: 12 jays (9 adults and 3 juveniles) 4 Aug 1981 along Henscratch Road 1.4-2.5 mi N of CR-621.
(Highlands #11).
SMP: 11 jays in 3 groups (3, 3, and 5 birds) [date?] (BMS).
53.
Lake June-In-Winter 1 - center S4, W and NE S5, E S6, W and SE S7, E and SW S8, T36S, R29E Soil Maps 21 and 25 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: HENSCRATCH TRACT (878 acres) of LAKE WALES RIDGE
WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (3719 acres acquired) and JACK CREEK TRACT (3268 acres, 1283
acquired) bordered by Grand Concourse, Jack Creek, Northern Boulevard, and Henscratch Road.
(Highlands #11).
SMP: 45 jays in 18 groups (1 group with 1 bird, 10 with 2, 4 with 3, and 3 with 4) [date?] (BMS). GIS
map has 20 groups.
54a.
Lake June-In-Winter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - all quarters S13, E S14, T36S, R28E; all quarters S17, 18, 19, and 20,
W S28, all quarters S29, 30, 31, and 32, W S33, T36S, R29E - Soil Maps 25 and 30 - DeLorme Page 100-B1:
HIGHLANDS RIDGE CARL SITE (6500 acres, 0 acquired) encompassing most of the lands S of the Henscratch
Tract, Jack Creek Tract, and Lake June Scrub State Park W of Western Boulevard, S to Lake Crews Avenue.
(Highlands #11).
SMP: 172 jays in 57 groups [date?] (BMS).
54b.
Lake June-In-Winter 1, 2, 4, and 5 - E S13, E S24, T36S, R28E; all quarters S16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, E and
SW S21, all quarters S28, E and SW S29, SE S32, all quarters S33, T36S, R29E - Soil Maps 25 and 30 DeLorme Page 100-B1: "Leisure Lakes" development N and S of CR-621. The N part is bordered by Northern
Boulevard, Peach Tree Drive, CR-621, and Henscratch Road; the S part is bordered by CR-621, Daffodil Street, Lake
Crews Avenue, and Western Boulevard. (Most of this area is included in the Highlands Ridge CARL site; see #53a,
above).
Cox: 2 jays 4 Aug 1981 on CR-621, 4.05 mi W of US-27 (Highlands #12).
SMP: 230 jays in 75 groups [date?] (BMS); 210 jays in 68 groups 25-27 Jul 1995 (Artie Fleischer and
Lee Walton) in the following sections: S16: 16 jays in 5 groups; S17: 12 jays in 4 groups; S18: 45 jays in 15
groups; S19: 27 jays in 9 groups; S20: 9 jays in 2 groups; S21: 24 jays in 8 groups; S28: 19 jays in 5 groups; S29:
8 jays in 3 groups; S32: 5 jays in 2 groups; S33: 41 jays in 13 groups; and 2 groups of jays (3 birds in S8 and 1
bird in S9) on the N side of Northern Boulevard. GIS map has 73 groups.
55.
Lake June-In-Winter 2 - NE S25, T36S, R28E; SW S29, S S30, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page
100-B1: S of CR-621 and W of Western Boulevard.
SMP: 14 jays in 5 groups (2, 2, 3, 3, and 4 birds) [date?] (BMS).
56.
Lake June-In-Winter 3 and Venus NW 4 - SW S5, E S6, W S8, SE S21, SE S28, T37S, R29E - Soil Maps
34 and 39 - Westby Ranch N of SR-70 and W of Placid Lakes Estates development and the Lake Placid Wildlife
and Environmental Area.
SMP: 24 jays in 10 groups as follows: 17 jays in 7 groups (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, and 3 birds) in S5, S6, and
S8; 3 jays in 1 group in S21; and 4 jays in 2 groups (2 and 2 birds) in S28 [date?] (BMS).
57.
Lake June-In-Winter 4 - SE S3, NE S10, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme 100-B1: W side of US-27 S of
Josephine Creek.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays just NE of the end of Hill Court (N of Palmetto
Drive) and 2 jays 0.1 mi S of the jct of Palmetto Drive and Citrus Trail.
58.
Lake June-In-Winter 5 - NE S26, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: E side of CR-621, 1.4 mi
W of US-27.
59.
Lake June-In-Winter 5 - NW S27, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: jct of CR-621 and Pine
Street (3.35 mi W of US-27).
60.
Lake June-In-Winter 5 and Lake Placid 2 - center S25, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: N side
of CR-621, 0.3-1.15 mi W of US-27.
Cox: 2 jays 4 Aug 1981, 0.7-1.15 mi W (Highlands #15).
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) [date?] (BMS) 0.3 and 0.6 mi W, only in the Lake Placid 2
Block.
61.
Lake June-In-Winter 5 and 6 - SE S28, T36S, R29E - Soil Maps 30 and 34 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: LAKE
JUNE SCRUB STATE PARK (845 acres) bordered by CR-621, Lake June-In-Winter, Lake June Road, and Daffodil
Street.
SMP: 22 jays in 6 groups (2, 2, 4, 4, 5, and 5 birds) [date?] (BMS).
62.
Lake June-In-Winter 6 - SE S2, NE S11, T37S, R29E - Soil Map 34 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: Catfish Creek
Road 0.2-1.0 mi E of Catfish Creek.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 3 jays 0.5 mi E; and 3 jays 1.0 mi E; 4 jays in 2
groups 18 Jul 1995 (Artie Fleischer) as follows: 2 jays 0.2 mi E and 2 jays 0.5 mi E.
63.
Lake June-In-Winter 6 and Venus NW 4 - E S9, all S10, W and SE S11, SW S13, all quarters S14, 15, 22,
and 23, W S24, W S25, T37S, R29E - Soil Maps 34 and 39 - DeLorme Page 100-B1: "Placid Lakes Estates"
development S of Lake June-In-Winter, W of Lake Placid, and N of SR-70.
Cox: 47-48 jays (41-42 adults and 6 juveniles) 29-30 Jul 1981 (Highlands #20).
BBA: (Lake June-In-Winter 6) "fledged young" in 1986 (Fred Lohrer) and "nest with young" in 1990
(Fred Lohrer).
SMP: 402 jays in 130 groups 18-19 Jul 1995 and 20-22 Jan 1996 (Reed Bowman, Artie Fleischer, and Lee
Walton) as follows: S9: 29 jays in 10 groups; S10: 102 jays in 38 groups; S14: 95 jays in 24 groups; S15: 10 jays
in 3 groups; S22: 59 jays in 20 groups; and S23: 107 jays in 35 groups. Purchase of extensive areas of undeveloped
scrub in the S part of the development should be investigated.
64.
Lake Placid 1 and Lorida 3 - S S4, middle S9, N S16, E S21, T36S, R30E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Pages
100-B2 and 100-A2: N of "Highland Park Estates" development on Virginia Avenue E to Lake Istokpoga.
SMP: 0 jays in S4 and S9, but 3 jays in 1 group in S16, in the Lake Placid 1 Block [date?] (BMS). Many
other groups are now included in Lake Apthorpe Wildlife and Environmental Area, see below.
65.
Lake Placid 1 and 2 - all quarters S7, S S8, W and SE S17, all S20, T36S, R30E - Soil Maps 26 and 31 DeLorme Page 100-B2: LAKE APTHORPE TRACT (1722 acres, 1628 acquired) of LAKE WALES RIDGE
WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (3719 acres acquired) N of CR-621.

SMP: 90 jays in 30 groups (10 groups with 2 birds, 6 with 3, 10 with 4, and 4 with 5) [date?] (BMS).
66.
Lake Placid 1 and 2 - E and NW S16, all quarters S21, W and SE S28, N and SE S29, NE S32, E and
NW S33, T36S, R30E - Soil Maps 26 and 31 - DeLorme Page 100-B2: Highland Park Estates development
between Lake Apthorpe Scrub Preserve and Lake Istokpoga, S to CR-621, excluding the Highland Park Estates
Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystems CARL site, below.
SMP: 73 jays in 22 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: S16: 26 jays in 7 groups; S21: 18 jays in 6 groups;
S28: 36 jays in 11 groups; S29: 31 jays in 9 groups; S32: 4 jays in 1 group; and S33: 18 jays in 6 groups. FIX
THESE!
67.
Lake Placid 2 - SE S28, all quarters S33, T36S, R30E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 100-B2: HIGHLAND PARK
ESTATES CARL SITE (232 acres, 0 acquired) N of CR-621 between Virginia Avenue and CR-619. Note: this site
was dropped from the CARL list in 1998; it will not be purchased (Dawn Berry, pers. comm. July 1998).
SMP: 6 jays in 2 group (3 and 3 birds) [date?] (BMS).
68.
Lake Placid 2 and 3 - SE S32, S S33, T36S, R30E; all quarters S4, E S5, E S8, W and NE S9, T37S,
R30E - Soil Maps 31 and 35 - DeLorme Page 100-B2: Holmes Avenue between CR-29 and CR-621; all extant (1992)
scrub is now HOLMES AVENUE TRACT (1199 acres, 500 acquired) of LAKE WALES RIDGE WILDLIFE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (3719 acres acquired).
Cox: 5 jays 31 Jul 1981 on CR-621 between Virginia Avenue and CR-619 (Highlands #17); 17 jays (10
adults and 7 juveniles) 31 Jul 1981 (Highlands #18).
SMP: 53 jays in 16 groups (6 groups with 2 birds, 4 with 3, 3 with 4, 1 with 5, and 2 groups with 6
birds) [date?] (BMS).
69.
Lake Placid 3 - W S3, E S4, E S9, W S10, T37S, R30E - Soil Maps 31 and 35 - DeLorme Page 100-B2: CR619 between CR-29 and CR-621. Nearly all these lands W of CR-619 are now part of the HOLMES AVENUE
TRACT of LAKE WALES RIDGE WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREA; lands to the E are owned privately.
SMP: 16 jays in 4 groups outside Holmes Avenue Preserve [date?] (BMS) as follows: S9: 6 jays in 1
group and S10: 10 jays in 3 groups (2, 3, and 5 birds). Numerous other groups occur on the Preserve; see above.
70.
Lake Placid 3 - SE S12, middle S13, T37S, R29E - Soil Map 35 - DeLorme Page 100-B2: Placidview Drive
between Lake Mirror Drive and Washington Boulevard.
Lorida 2 - DeLorme Page 100-A2.

BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1988 (Bruce and Marion Kittredge); "suitable habitat" 7 May 1989 (Bruce
and Marion Kittredge).
71.
Lorida 3 - SW S29, T35S, R30E - Soil Map 22 - DeLorme Page 100-A2: SCLRR tracks 0.5 mi N of Josephine
Creek.
72.
Lorida 3 - SE S36, T35S, R29E; SW S31, T35S, R30E; W S6, T36S, R30E - Soil Map 22 - DeLorme Page
100-A2: 1.0-1.6 mi S of Josephine Creek between Grassy Creek and SCLRR tracks.
SMP: 8 jays in 4 groups (2, 2, 2, and 2 birds) [date?] (BMS).

BBA: "pair" in 1986 (Bruce and Marion Kittredge).

BBA: "fledged young" in 1988 (Bruce and Marion Kittredge).
73.
Sebring 1 - SW S32, T34S, R29E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: CR-634, 0.3 mi N of US-27.
74.
Sebring 1 S S27, W S35, T35S, R28E - Soil Maps 13 and 14 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: "Sebring Hills"
development W of US-27 between Thunderbird Road and Thrush Avenue.
SMP: 13 jays in 5 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays on Jay Avenue E of Chickadee Circle; 2 jays
on jay Avenue between Egret Street and Woodpecker Boulevard; 2 jays at the W end of Tern Avenue; 5 jays on the
W side of Crane Street between Tern Avenue and Pelican Avenue; and 2 jays at the jct of Heron Street and Wren
Avenue.
75.
Sebring 1 - S S35, T34S, R28E; N S2, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: N side of CR-634,
0.45-0.75 mi W of US-27.
Cox: 3 jays (1 adult and 2 juveniles) 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #34).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 18 Feb 1992 (BMS) 0.45 mi W of US-27.
76.
Sebring 1 - SE S35, T34S, R28E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: E of "Sebring Hills South" development
N of CR-634.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups 19 May 1993 (BMS) as follows: 4 jays S of Whispering Pines Drive and W of
Bruuns Road; and 2 jays just E of the jct of Decatur Street and Way Street.
77.
Sebring 1 and 2 - E S2, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: "Lakewood" development S of CR634.
SMP: 16 jays in 6 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays at the jct of Jacklin Avenue and Algonquin
Drive; 5 jays on Algonquin Avenue 0.1 mi W of Lakewood Road; 3 jays at the SW corner of Fifth Avenue and Leaf
Road; 2 jays at the jct of Fifth Avenue and Dunn Avenue; 2 jays on Dunn Avenue 0.1 mi S of Fifth Avenue; and 2
jays on Dunn Avenue 0.2 mi S of Fifth Avenue.
78.
Sebring 2 - SE S11, W S13, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: between "Lakewood"
development and SR-66.
SMP: 11 jays in 4 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.1 mi S of Dahlia Terrace between Lime Road
and Lakewood Road; 2 jays on Lakewood Road just N of Gardenia Road; 4 jays on Gardenia Road 0.15 mi S of
(another) Lakewood Road; and 3 jays at the jct of Nolana Avenue and Hazel Road.
79.
Sebring 2 - SW S7, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: N side of Bassage Road W of Sparta
Road.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 3 jays at Hancock Road and 2 jays at Prince Avenue.
80.
Sebring 2 - NW S17, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: Sparta Road 1.9 mi N of SR-66.
81.
Sebring 2 - SW S17, NW S20, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: Sparta Road 0.5 and 1.1 mi
N of SR-66 (at Plaza Drive).
82.
Sebring 2 and 3 - E S19, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: between the SE shore of Lake Ruth
and Winding Creek Road.
SMP: 18 jays in 4 groups (4, 4, 5, and 5 birds) [date?] (BMS).
83.
Sebring 2 and 5 - middle S20, T35S, R29E - Soil Maps 17 and 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: SR-66, 1.35-2.0 mi W of
US-27.
84.
Sebring 2 and 5 - SE S20, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: N side of Skipper Road 0.6 mi E of
Sparta Road (about 0.4 mi SE of the Cox #43 site).
85.
Sebring 3 - SE S24, NE S25, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: SR-66, 0.8-0.9 mi E of Payne
Road.
Cox: 2 jays (1 adult and 1 juvenile) 3 Aug 1981 (Highlands #42).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) 0.8 mi E (at McRoy Road).
86.
Sebring 3 - NE S25, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: 0.25 mi S of where McRoy Road turns
W, and 0.3 mi W of the jct of Orange Blossom Boulevard and Josephine Drive NE.
87.
Sebring 3 - E S25, NE S36, T35S, R28E, W S30, NW S31, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100A1: along Orange Blossom Boulevard between SR-66 and West Josephine Road.
SMP: 23 jays in 9 groups [date?] (BMS), including 2 jays at Shank Hill Road and 4 jays 0.2 mi W of
Shank Hill Road.
88.
Sebring 3 - SE S27, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: Durrance Road 0.7 mi S of SR-66, part of
SWFWMDs Charlie Creek project (12,329 acres, 0 acquired).

89.
Sebring 3 - S S36, T35S, R28E; N S1, T36S, R28E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: W side of Henscratch
Road 0.0-0.15 mi S of Lake Josephine Road, and Lake Josephine Road 0.0-0.6 mi W of Henscratch Road, an acquired
portion of the HENSCRATCH TRACT (878 acres) of LAKE WALES RIDGE WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AREA (3719 acres acquired) and JACK CREEK TRACT (3268 acres, 1283 acquired).
SMP: 8 jays in 4 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays at the SW corner of Henscratch Road and Lake
Josephine Road; 2 jays on Lake Josephine Road 0.45 mi W of Henscratch Road; 2 jays 0.35 mi W of Henscratch
Road and 0.05 mi S of Lake Josephine Road; and 2 jays 0.45 mi S of lake Josephine Road and 0.35 mi W of
Henscratch Road.
90.
Sebring 3 - SW S36, T35S, R28E - Soil Map 21- DeLorme Page 100-A1: NE of the jct of Payne Road and
Josephine Road.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays on Payne Road 0.4 mi N of Josephine Road; 3
jays on Josephine Road 0.15 mi E of Payne Road.
91.
Sebring 3 - NE S1, T36S, R28E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: 0.4 mi WSW of the jct of Grand
Concourse and Henscratch Road, an unacquired portion of Henscratch Tract (878 acres) and Jack Creek CARL
project (2660 acres, 1276 acquired).
92.
Sebring 3 - NW S6, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: N side of Grand Concourse 0.25 mi E of
Henscratch Road, adjacent to Henscratch Tract and Jack Creek CARL project.
93.
Sebring 3 - middle N S6, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: S side of Lake Josephine Drive (=
Briarcliff Avenue) 0.5 mi E of Henscratch Road.
94.
Sebring 4 - NE S32, NW S33, T34S, R29E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: S of CR-17 and E of CR-634.
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays just E of Towne Square Shopping Center (SE
corner of CR-17 and CR-634); and 5 jays on the S side of CR-17 at Thurston Avenue (E of Sebring High School).
95.
Sebring 5 - SE S11, SW S12, center and NW S13, NE S14, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100A1: FLAMINGO VILLAS PRESERVE (1420 acres, some acquired) between US-98, CR-17, and CR-623.
SMP: 16 jays in 7 groups (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, and 3 birds) [date?] (BMS).
96.
Sebring 5 - SW S13, S S14, NW S24, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: S side of US-98,
0.25-1.65 mi E of CR-17 (to Albritton Road), and Albritton Road and Ranchero Road S of US-98.
SMP: 8 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) on Albritton Road as follows: 3 jays at US-98; and 5 jays 0.25 mi
S of US-98.
97.
Sebring 5 - NE S21, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: SR-66, 0.6-1.05 mi W of US-27.
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups 21 Apr 1993 (BMS) as follows: 5 jays 0.6 mi W; and 2 jays 0.95 mi W.
98.
Sebring 6 - SE S21, NE S28, T35S, R29E - Soil Map 21- DeLorme Page 100-A1: Skipper Road 0.2-0.45 mi W of
US-27.
99.
Sebring 6 - NW S3, T36S, R29E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 100-A1: just NE of the corner of Grand Concourse
and Decatur Street, part of HENSCRATCH TRACT (878 acres) of LAKE WALES RIDGE WILDLIFE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (3719 acres acquired) and JACK CREEK TRACT (3268 acres, 1283 acquired).
SMP: 1 jay 15 Feb 1993 (BMS).
100.
Venus 1 - NE S1, T39S, R29E; NE S6, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 52 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: Henry Road
(immediately S of Archbold Biological Station) 0.0-0.8 mi W of Old SR-8.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups 26 Apr 1993 (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.0 mi W; and 2 jays 0.8 mi W.
101.
Venus 1 - SE S1, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 52 - DeLorme 100-D2: W side of Old SR-8, 1.45 mi S of Henry Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 6 Aug 1993 (BMS).
102.
Venus 1 - W S4, E S5, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 52 - DeLorme 100-D2: W side of US-27, 0.25-0.75 mi S of Gould
Road.
SMP: 10 jays in 3 groups 10 Feb 1992 (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.25 mi S; 5 jays 0.5 mi S; and 3 jays
0.75 mi S.
103.
Venus 1, 2, and 4 - all quarters S1 and S5, E S6, E S7, all quarters S8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, E S17,
T39S, R30E - Soil Maps 52 and 55 - DeLorme 100-D2: James Hendrie Ranch (7200 acres) between Old SR-8 and
the Glades County Line, an obvious choice for preservation.
Cox: 2 jays 5 Aug 1981 (Highlands #50); jay(s) [date?] (Ann Johnson) (Highlands #52).
BBA: (Block 4) "suitable habitat" 19 May 1989 (Russell Titus) and "nest with young" in 1990 (Glen
Woolfenden).
SMP: 87 jays in 28 groups [date?] (BMS).
104.
Venus 2 - N S19, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: SCLRR tracks 0.4-0.5 mi N of CR-731.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.4 mi N; and 2 jays 0.5 mi N.
105.
Venus 2 - SW S19, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: Detjens Road 0.3-0.9 mi S of CR-731.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in Dec 1993 (BMS, and Jack Dozier and Bill Pranty).
106.
Venus 2 - S S19, S 20, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: N side of CR-731, 0.25-1.2 mi W of
US-27.
107.
Venus 2 - E S20, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: SCLRR tracks 0.9-1.4 mi S of CR-731.
SMP: 4 jays in 3 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 0.9 mi S; 1 jay 1.3 mi S; and 1 jay 1.4 mi S.
108.
Venus 2 - SE S20, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: CR-731, 0.1 mi W of US-27.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (BMS).
109.
Venus 2 - SE S20, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: E side US-27, 0.15-0.4 mi S of CR-731.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 26 Apr 1993 (BMS) 0.35 mi S.
110.
Venus 2 - SW S30, T39S, R30E - Soil Map 55 - DeLorme Page 100-D2: Detjens Road 0.25 mi S of the road to
Platt Branch Mitigation Park: near the corral.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group 9 Nov 1993 (Bill Pranty).
111.
Venus NW 5 - SW S9, NW S16, T38S, R29E - Soil Map 44 - DeLorme Page 100-C1: Bar D Ranch S of SR-70.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups (3 and 3 birds) [date?] (Mike McMillian).
Venus NW 6 - DeLorme Page 100-C1. This block designation may be incorrect.

BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1986 (David Raleigh Smith).
112.
Venus SW 2 - SE S18, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 54 - DeLorme Page 100-D1: 0.2 mi N of the N end of [?] road.
SMP: 8 jays in 1 group 6 Aug 1993 (BMS).
113.
Venus SW 3 - S S31, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 54 - DeLorme Page 100-D1: CR-731 at the Glades County Line.
114.
Venus SW 4 - NW S1, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 101-D1: 1.0 mi WSW of the SW corner of
Archbold Biological Station.
115.
Venus SW 4 - NW S12, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 51 - W side of Old SR-8, 1.85 mi S of Henry Road.
116.
Venus SW 4 - NW S14, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 100-D1: jct of Old SR-8 and Sheppard Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS); 2 jays in 1 group 11 Feb 1996 (Bill Pranty, Bill Keating, and Liz
Borst).
117.
Venus SW 4 - NW S15, NE S16, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 100-D1: N side of Sheppard Road
1.25-1.5 mi W of Old SR-8.

SMP: 6 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) 1.3 mi W.
118.
Venus SW 5 - NW S22, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 54 - DeLorme Page 100-D1: CR-731, 1.05-1.2 mi W of Old SR-8.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 26 Apr 1993 (BMS) 1.15 mi W.
119.
Venus SW 5 - NW S23, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 54 - DeLorme 100-D1: CR-731, 0.2 mi W of Old SR-8.
120.
Venus SW 5 and 6 - S S26, SW S33, W S34, N and SW S35, NW S36, T39S, R29E - Soil Map 54 DeLorme Page 100-D1: PLATT BRANCH MITIGATION PARK WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREA
(1710 acres, managed by GFC as a mitigation landbank) W of Detjens Road S to the Glades County Line.
SMP: 38 jays in 13 groups 7 Oct 1992 (Reed Bowman); 28 jays in 9 groups 9-11 Nov 1993 (Bill
Pranty) much scrub had been burned in the 13 months between surveys, accounting for the [temporary] decrease in
the number of jays.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Cox (1987) found no FSJs in Hillsborough County in 1981, but others reported 2 sites with single FSJ
groups each. Cox wrote (page 50), several tracts of scrub exist, especially in the southern half of the county, and
some of them may support small numbers of FSJs.
The SMP found 48 FSJs in 19 groups at 13 sites in Hillsborough County in 1992-1993, most of them
within a few miles of the Little Manatee River in the extreme southern part of the county. Although the river sites
are all small, many have been purchased by SWFWMD and the $100-million Hillsborough County Endangered
Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). Public sites with FSJs are Little Manatee River State
Recreation Area (2 groups), Golden Aster Scrub Preserve (2 groups), Balm-Boyette Scrub Preserve (1 group),
Camp Bayou ELAPP site (1 group), Dickman East ELAPP site (1 group), Little Manatee River ELAPP site (1
group), and Little Manatee River SWFWMD property (1 group). Potential ELAPP acquisitions that contain single
FSJ groups are the Casperson, Old Sun City, and Stephens Road sites. There is high potential for increasing the
population of FSJs in Hillsborough County by properly managing the Balm-Boyette and Golden Aster scrub
preserves. The largest FSJ population currently in Hillsborough County is found at Masonic Park and Youth Camp
south of Sun City Center, which unfortunately remains privately owned and unmanaged.
In 1994 and 1995, 18 FSJs at 4 new sites were discovered: single groups at the recently purchased BalmBoyette and Golden Aster scrub sites (2 groups in 1997), and single groups on properties north of the Little
Manatee River that are sought for acquisition. The SMP totals since 1992 are 66 FSJs in 23 groups at 16 sites in
Hillsborough County.
Locations in Hillsborough County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Duette NE 1 - center S36, T31S, R22E - Soil Map 83 - DeLorme Page 92-C2: "Big 4" Mobil phosphate mine on the
N side of Lonesome Mine Road, about 1.2 mi SW of the Polk County Line (or about 5.5 mi E of CR-39). Much scrub
had been mined since 1990, and what remains will be mined soon (Ted Smith pers. comm.).
BBA: "suitable habitat" (1 jay) 13 May 1989 (Mark Howery, BP, Gail Parsons et al.).
SMP: 0 jays 6 Oct 1993 (BP and Ted Smith); clearing of scrub was underway.
2.
Fort Lonesome 5 - center S S24, T32S, R21E - Soil Map 98 - DeLorme Page 92-C1: "Four Corners" IMC
phosphate about 2 mi SSW of the jct of CR-39 and CR-574, an area scheduled to be mined in 10-15 years the jays
will be relocated if they persist (Ted Smith pers. comm.).
BBA: "occupied nest" 7 Mar 1991 (Tim King).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 7 Apr 1993 (Ted Smith) that were discovered in 1990; 3 jays in 1 group 6 Oct
1993 (BP and Ted Smith).

3.
Lithia 3 - S S17, T31S, R21E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 92-B1: BALM-BOYETTE SCRUB PRESERVE
(4920 acres, owned and managed by Hillsborough County) N of CR-572 and E of the Seaboard System RR tracks.
New: 2 jays in 1 group 28 Sep 1994 (Sheryl Bowman and Rob Heath). These jays were never seen again.
4.
Lithia 5 and 6 - SW S8, NW S17, T31S, R22E - Soil Map 75 - DeLorme Page 92-B1: "Lonesome" IMC
phosphate mine, about 2.25 mi NNE of the jct of CR-39 and CR-672.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (Terry Gilbert) (Hillsborough #1).
SMP: 0 jays 7 Apr 1993 (Ted Smith) and 6 Oct 1993 (BP and Ted Smith).
5.
Lithia 6 - SE S19, T31S, R22E - Soil Map 82 - DeLorme Page 92-B1: NW jct of CR-672 and the Alafia River.
Add: 1 jay before 1989 (Jim Beever).
SMP: 0 jays 6 Oct 1993 (BP and Ted Smith); there is no scrub habitat in this area.
6.
Riverview 2 - all quarters S1, E S2, all quarters S12, T31S, R19E - Soil Maps 65, 66, 71, and 72 - DeLorme Page
91-B3: GOLDEN ASTER SCRUB NATURE PRESERVE (1234 acres) on the W side of I-75, 0.5-2.0 mi N of CR672.
New: up to 8 jays in 1995 (Sheryl Bowman); 5 jays in 2 groups (1 and 4 birds) 25 Feb 1997 (BP, Debbie
Butts et al.).
7.
Riverview 4 - middle E S14, T30S, R20E - Soil Map 59 - DeLorme Page 91-B3: Southoak development on the
W side of Bell Shoals Road 1.2 mi S of Bloomingdale Avenue: a 30-acre site within the development, accessible from
the S part of Centerbrook Drive. Habitat is a private, unmanaged preserve surrounded by houses; access is
prohibited to even county personnel (Sheryl Bowman pers. comm. Feb 1996).
BBA: "used nest" 9 Jun 1990 (Gail Parsons).
SMP: 1 jay 9 Apr 1993 (BP); 2 jays in 1 group 5 May 1993 (BP).
8.
Riverview 4 - NW S23, T30S, R20E - Soil Map 59 - DeLorme Page 91-B3: between Bell Shoals Road and the
Alafia River 0.5 mi N of Boyette Road.
Add: 1 jay 19 Mar 1991 (Jim Beever).
SMP: not searched; access from Bell Shoals Road could not be found 5 May 1993 (BP).
9.
Ruskin 2 - NE S23, T32S, R18E - Soil Map 85 - DeLorme Page 91-C2: NE corner of US-41 and Stephens Road, a
potential ELAPP site.
Cox: 0 jays 13 Sep 1981 (Cox 1981:64).
SMP: 1 jay 4 May 1993 (Rich Paul); 3 jays in 1 group 7 Oct 1993 (BP) that flew across US-41.
10.
Ruskin 2 - NW S26, T32S, R18E - Soil Map 93 - DeLorme Page 91-C2: "Old Sun City scrub" at the SW corner of
US-41 and Old US-41, a potential ELAPP site.
SMP: 6 jays in Feb 1993 (Robin Lewis); 1 jay 2 Mar 1993 (Sheryl Bowman); 1 jay carrying food into a
dense oak thicket, from which begging calls from at least 1 fledgling could be heard 6 May 1993 (BP, Sheryl
Bowman, and Ann Schnapf); 6 jays in 1 group in Sep 1995 (Shirley Farmer and John Tichy).
11.
Ruskin 5 - N S29, T32S, R19E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 91-C2: "palmetto scrub and scrubby pasture" (Cox
1987:50) N of the Little Manatee River and near I-75.
Cox: jay(s) [dates?] (Melinda Welton, Robert Repenning) (Hillsborough #2).
SMP: Welton saw the jay(s) before I-75 was built, and Repenning's sighting was not specified. Thus, this
site could not be searched, but it must be close to #12, below.
12.
Ruskin 5 - NW S29, T32S, R19E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 91-C2: DICKMAN EAST ELAPP TRACT (10
acres, owned and managed by Hillsborough County) at the NE corner of I-75 and the Little Manatee River.
SMP: 1 jay in early 1993 (Rob Heath). This jay was never seen again. (0 jays 6 May 1993 [BP, Sheryl
Bowman, and Ann Schnapf]).
13.
Ruskin 5 and 6 - SW S27, SE S28, T32S, R19E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 91-C2: CAMP BAYOU ELAPP
TRACT at the S end of 24th Street SE (N side of the Little Manatee River).
SMP: 5 jays in 1 group 29 Apr 1993 (Sheryl Bowman); 2 jays in 1 group 6 May 1993 (BP, Sheryl
Bowman, and Ann Schnapf), but use the other data.
14.
Ruskin 6 and Wimauma 2 and 3 - middle S S24, N S35, T32S, R19E - Soil Maps 94 and 95 - DeLorme Page
91-C2: LITTLE MANATEE RIVER STATE RECREATION AREA (2030 acres): along the Florida Trail N of the
river, and along Lightfoot Road between the entrance road and US-301.
Cox: 0 jays 13 Sep 1981 along Lightfoot Road (Cox 1981:64).
Add: a colony of scrub jays along the Florida Trail (Gildersleeve and Gildersleeve 1991:87).
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups as follows: 3 jays N of the river in S24, 23 Sep 1994 (Sheryl Bowman, Shirley
Farmer, and Jim Beever); and "a few" jays in 1992-93 (Mary Sumner) along Lightfoot Road (BP found 0 FSJs here
9 Apr 1993 and 7 Oct 1993). Also, 5 other jays in 1992-1993 were reported from the SW portion of the park in SW
S27 (Nancy Edwards), but the Area manager was not aware of these (Mary Sumner).
15.
Ruskin 6 - middle S S28, T32S, R19E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 91-C2: LITTLE MANATEE RIVER ELAPP
SITE surrounding Sundance Marina on the S side of the Little Manatee River, accessed by an unpaved road N from
Lightfoot Road, along the E edge of tomato fields.
BBA: "fledged young" 4 Apr 1989 (presumably hearsay, as the date is too early for fledglings) "residents
photographed adults and young" (Debbie Grimes).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 10 Apr 1993 (BP); 2 jays in 1 group 6 May 1993 (BP, Sheryl Bowman, and Ann
Schnapf). On the latter date, four nests were found: two 1993 nests and two pre-1993 nests.
16.
Ruskin 6 - SW S32, T32S, R19E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 91-C3: S side of Lightfoot Road 1 mi E of I-75.
Add: 1 jay before 1989 (Jim Beever).
SMP: 0 jays 7 Oct 1993 (BP); the area is now a citrus grove.
17.
Wimauma 2 - middle S S13, N S24, T32S, R19E - Soil Map 87 - DeLorme Page 91-C3: proposed golf course
and residential site in Sun City Center, about 2 mi S of CR-674.
SMP: 3 jays 22 Sep 1993 (Shirley Farmer); 8 jays in 2 groups (3 and 5 birds) and an active nest 20 Mar
1996 (Shirley Farmer).
18.
Wimauma 2 and 3 - SE S25, T32E, R19E - Soil Map 95 - DeLorme Page 91-C3: Masonic Park and Youth Camp
at the SE corner of US-301 and the Little Manatee River.
BBA: (Block 2) "nest with eggs" 10 Apr 1990 (Debbie Grimes).
SMP: 9 jays in 6 groups (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, and 2 birds) 9 Apr 1993 (BP). The number of groups was difficult
to determine because the roads used to survey the site were close together and parallel, so some groups may have
been counted twice. Although this property seems protected from development, it is not managed for the jays; fire is
specifically prohibited in the scrub - this area needs to be managed for FSJs. The Hillsborough County Resource
Management Program attempted to acquire the property as an ELAPP site, but the landowner refused to sell the
property (Sheryl Bowman pers. comm., Feb 1996).
19.
Wimauma 5 - NE S15, T32S, R20E - Soil Map 88 - DeLorme Page 91-C3: SE of Wimauma, 0.75 mi E of CR-579
and 0.75 mi S of CR-674, an unacquired portion of SWFWMD's Little Manatee River project (32,075 acres, 1209
acquired).
New: 2 jays in 1 group 15 Mar 1994 (Lisa Henningsen).
20.
Zephyrhills 6 - middle N S2, T27S, R21E - Soil Map 8 - DeLorme Page 84-C1: Two Rivers Ranch E of US-301: S
of Big Ditch, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Hillsborough River Corridor project (15,337 acres, 117
acquired). Habitat is a 2-acre pasture regenerating as oak scrub.
SMP: 1 jay 19 Apr 1992 (Jim Beever). This jay was never seen again. (0 jays 21 Oct 1993 [BP and Robert
Thomas]).
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: not mapped; 4973 acres of FSJ-occupied habitats
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 52 groups at 15 sites JAYS?
SMP data compiler: Brian Toland (BT)
Cox (1987) and others knew of 12-14 FSJs at 5 coastal sites in Indian River County in 1981-1982. These
groups were in 2 general areas: on the Brevard County line in the north, and near Winter Beach in the central part
of the county. Only the Sebastian Municipal Airport site was publicly owned.
In Indian River County, the SMP mapped only the extent of occupied FSJ habitat rather than specific jay
sites. Within each occupied area, the number of FSJ groups were placed randomly. The SMP found 52 FSJ groups
at 15 sites in Indian River County in 1993. Most groups were in the northeast and east-central parts of the county,
with 12 other groups 6-7 miles inland along I-95, and 1 group south of Vero Beach. Of these groups, 12 were
located on the Ten-Mile Ridge, 40 on the Atlantic Coast Ridge, and 0 on the barrier island. Only 2 FSJ groups are
on managed land (Wabasso Scrub Preserve, #11), but 8 other groups are found at Sebastian Municipal Airport.
Since 1993, the FSJ population in Indian River County is believed to have declined about 25% (Brian Toland, pers.
comm. Aug 1997).
An unnamed and little-mentioned ridge system runs from northern Osceola County southeast to southcentral Okeechobee County. Many patches of scrub in this ridge were surveyed during the SMP in Osceola and
Okeechobee counties, but not in Indian River County. The presence of a few scattered FSJ groups near St. Cloud,
Kenansville, Yeehaw Junction, and Fort Drum suggests a few unknown FSJ groups may inhabit scrub in extreme
western Indian River County. See Okeechobee County for more information on this ridge and its FSJs.
Locations in Indian River County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Fellsmere 5 and Sebastian 2 - S S22, E S28, all quarters S29, Fleming Land Grant - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme
Pages 96-B2 and 96-B3: E side of CR-505 along the W side of SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Cox: 4 jays Nov 1980 (Maggie Bowman); 3 jays 12 May 1981 (Indian River #1).
SMP: 8 groups of jays along the N, E, and S sides of the airport, but 0 jays along CR-505 in 1993 (BT).
2.
Fellsmere 6 - middle S29, T31S, R38E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 96-B2: W side of I-95, 0.25-1.0 mi S of CR512.
SMP: 1 group of jays in 1993 (BT).
3.
Fellsmere 6 and Fellsmere 4 NE 4 - SE S29, E S32, T31S, R38E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Pages 96-B2 and 96C2: E side of I-95, 1.6-3.0 mi S of CR-512.
4.
Fellsmere 4 NE 4 - all quarters S32, T31S, R38E; N S5, T32S, R38E - Soil Maps 13 and 20 - DeLorme Page 96C2: W side of I-95, 2.6-4.3 mi S of CR-512.
5.
Fellsmere 4 NE 5 and 6 - SE S16, all quarters S21, W S22, NW S27, all quarters S28, T32S, R38E - Soil Map
20 and 27 - DeLorme Page 96-C2: E side of I-95, 2.6-3.7 mi N of SR-60, and W side of I-95, 0.5-3.3 mi S of SR-60.
6.
Oslo 4 - SW S26, T33S, R39E - Soil Map 41 - DeLorme Page 96-B3: between SW 13th Street, SW 16th Court, SW
16th Street, and 24th Avenue.
7.
Sebastian 2 - E S30, Fleming Land Grant - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 96-B3: W of US-1 N of Main Street.
8.
Sebastian 2 - S1, all quarters S12, T31S, R38E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 96-B3: W of US-1 and E of Main
Street on CR-512, S to Wimbrow Drive.
9.
Sebastian 3 - W and SE S13, E S14, N S24, T31S, R38E - Soil Maps 7 and 14 - DeLorme Page 96-B3: jct of
CR-512 and CR-505, bordered by Vocella Avenue, Englar Avenue and Perch Lane, Helicon Terrace and Clearmont
Street, and Blossom Drive.
10.
Sebastian 3 - SW S18, all quarters S19, T31S, R39E - Soil Maps 7 and 14 - DeLorme Page 96-B3: E of George
Street between Kasper Avenue and Barber Street, mostly W of Schumann Drive.
11.
Sebastian 3 and Vero Beach 1 - W S28, E S29, T31S, R39E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 96-B3: WABASSO
SCRUB PRESERVE on the W side of FECRR tracks 0.0-0.75 mi N of CR-510, owned and managed by Indian River
County.
12.
Vero Beach 2 - NE S16 (listed by Cox incorrectly as S17), T32S, R39E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 96-C3:
Bent Pine Golf Course E of CR-505, between Pecan Grove Road and Storm Grove Road.
Cox: 1-3 jays 1980-1982 (Maggie Bowman) (Indian River #4).
SMP: 0 jays in 1993 (BT).
13.
Vero Beach 4 and/or 5 - SW S3, W S10, T32S, R39E - Soil Map 22 - DeLorme Page 96-C3: dirt road S from
CR-632, 0.3 mi W of Old Dixie Highway.

Cox: 2 jays 12 May 1981 (Indian River #2); 3 jays 12 May 1981 (Indian River #3).
FNAI: 1 jay in Aug 1987 at the Cox #2 site ("local Audubon Society").
14.
Vero Beach 5 - NE S15, T32S, R39E - Soil Map 22 - DeLorme Page 96-C3: E side of Old Dixie Highway 1.0 mi S
of CR-632.
Cox: 3 jays 12 May 1981 (Indian River #5).
15.
Vero Beach 5 - NE S21, NW S22, T32S, R39E - Soil Maps 28 and 29 - DeLorme Page 96-C3: E of 43rd Avenue
between Kingsberry Road and Lindsey Road.
16.
Vero Beach 5 - E S22, W S23, NW S26, T32S, R39E - Soil Map 29 - DeLorme Page 96-C3: W of SR-5A 0.75
mi N to 0.2 mi S of CR-611.
17.
Vero Beach 5 and 6 - W S26, E S27, NW S35, T32S, R39E - Soil Map 29 - DeLorme Page 96-C3: W of SR5A mostly S of CR-630 S to Vero Beach Municipal Airport.
LAKE COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993 (outside Ocala National Forest): 29,451 acres
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 157 groups: 33 groups at Ocala National Forest and 345 jays in 124 groups at 47 nonFederal sites
SMP data compiler (outside Ocala National Forest): Bill Pranty (BP)
Cox (1987) and others located 114 FSJs at 27 sites in Lake County in 1980-1983. Except for 9 jays at 2
sites at Ocala National Forest, all the jays were on private lands. Most groups were in the northern and central
parts of the county, with 1 group at Lake Louisa in the south. The BBA reported FSJs in 1988 in 3 blocks in the
Lake Louisa quadrangle in the southeast corner of Lake Countyroughly 60 square miles of rolling hills formerly
planted in citrus groves, but now grown to weedy vegetationbut the SMP failed to find any FSJs or scrub in this
area. The State has targeted for purchase all lands west of US-27, from near US-17/92 in Polk County north all the
way to SR-50 in Lake County an area of over 100 square miles as an addition to the Green Swamp Area of
Critical State Concern. However, little scrub occurs in this area, and only 1 FSJ group (in Polk County) is known to
occur within the CARL project.
The SMP found 295 FSJs in 105 groups at 43 sites in Lake County in 1992-1993, including 3 sites in the
northwestern corner, where Cox knew of no jays. Additionally, we received information of 33 FSJ groups at Ocala
National Forest. Other protected FSJ groups are found at Seminole State Forest (14 groups), Rock Springs Run
State Reserve (5 groups), and Lower Wekiva River State Preserve (1 group). Acquisition and management of the
extensive sand pine forests of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (67,269 acres, 27,206 acquired) would
preserve 5-10 additional known groups, and has the potential to support literally hundreds of others if managed
properly. This area is between Ocala National Forest and the Orange/Seminole county lines in northeastern Lake
County. Continued acquisition of this scrub is essential. At present, the CARL project excludes the huge Royal
Trails development (30+ FSJ groups), which contains hundreds of roads, but few houses. Inclusion of much of
Royal Trails into the CARL boundary should be investigated.
Elsewhere in the county, FSJ groups are scattered in many areas, often occurring in second-growth scrub
growing in abandoned citrus groves, which Cox (1987) also noted in 1981. Although these former groves allow
some scattered FSJ groups to survive and/or disperse, the future of FSJs in Lake County outside the large
contiguous area above is rather bleak. All 16 SMP sites away from the northeast corner are privately owned and
unmanaged, and a few of the jay groups occur within areas already developed.
Since 1994, about 42 FSJs at 5 new sites have been discovered. One site with 7 FSJ groups was found in
scrub recently added to Seminole State Forest. The other 3 sites are privately owned: just east of Eustis, at the
junction of Floridas Turnpike and SR-19, about group 3 miles farther N, and 4 miles north of Clermont. The SMP
totals since 1992 are 337 FSJs in 117 groups at 47 non-Federal sites in Lake County, and 33 FSJ groups at Ocala
National Forest.
Locations in Lake County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Alexander Springs 1 and 2, Astor 1, 2, and 6, Farles Lake 4, 5, and 6, Juniper Springs 6, and Lake Woodruff 2
and 3 - many sections - No Soil Maps - DeLorme Pages 73-D3, 73-C3, 73-D2, 73-C2, and 74-D1: OCALA
NATIONAL FOREST (383,226 acres).
Cox: 9 jays at 2 sites (#54 and #61) in Lake County in the Alexander Springs 1, Farles Lake 4, and Lake
Woodruff 6 blocks, 1 Apr 1981 and 7 Nov 1982, plus other jays in Marion and Putnam counties.
BBA: (Astor 2) "territorial behavior" in May 1991 (Randall Evanson and D. and J. Stock); (Juniper
Springs 6) "fledged young" in 1990 (John Sharpe).
SMP: 33 groups in Lake County [date?] (Jerry Clutts et al.) in the following blocks: Alexander Springs 1
and 2, Astor 2, 3, and 6, Farles Lake 4 and 5, Juniper Springs 6, and Lake Woodruff 2, 3, and 6, plus other jays
in Marion and Putnam counties.
2.
Astatula 1 - S S22, N S27, T20S, R26E - Soil Map 44 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: N side of CR-48, 2.5-3.0 mi E of
CR-561.
Cox: 4 jays 1 Apr 1981 (Lake #1).
BBA: "seven or more territorial males" (probably an overestimate) in 1987 (Charles and Ella Newell).
SMP: 0 jays 2 Mar 1993 (BP).
3.
Astatula 2 - S4, NE S9, T21S, R26E - Soil Map 48 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: the area of Ranch Road (1.2 mi E of
CR-561), 1.0-2.5 mi S of CR-48, known as "Frank's Farm" (Charles Newell pers. comm.). A small portion of this
scrub apparently is within the LAKE APOPKA RESTORATION AREA (9417 acres acquired), managed by
SJRWMD. Preservation of other parts of the scrub should be investigated.
BBA: "carrying food or fecal sac, or feeding young" probably 9 May 1987 (Charles and Ella Newell);
"nest with young" in Apr 1990 (Becky Payne) incorrectly listed in the Astatula 3 block.
FNAI: 50-100 jays, including "some juveniles" estimated 14 May 1991 (E. J. Chicardi) - this seems a
severe overestimate.
SMP: 13 jays in 4 groups 2 Mar and 12 May 1993 (BP) as follows: 2 jays about 100' S of the N end of
Kays Way; 4 jays at the jct of Kays Way and Linda Lane; 5 jays at the SW corner of Linda Lane and the unmarked
N/S road E of Kays Way; and 2 jays on the S side of Ranch Road around the Duda Farm buildings.
4.
Astatula 3 - NE S19, T21S, R26E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: NE corner of CR-561 and Sugarloaf
Mountain Road (not just W as listed in Cox 1987:56), about 2 mi N of Floridas Turnpike.
Cox: 2 jays 31 Mar 1981 (Lake #3).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Feb 1993 (BP and Jack Dozier) and 2 Mar 1993 (BP).
5.
Astatula 3 - SW S20, NW S29, T21S, R26E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: Mountain View Road 0.6 mi
W of Sugarloaf Mountain Road (or 0.5 mi E of CR-561), bordering the Sugarloaf Mountain DRI.
SMP: 2 hand-tame jays and a used 1993 nest 16 Jun 1993 (Mike Cronin and BP); 4 jays in 1 group in
Oct 1993 (Mike Cronin).
6.
Astatula 3 - NE S30, T21S, R26E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: at the "S" curve in CR-561, 1.0-1.4 mi N
of Floridas Turnpike.
BBA: "suitable habitat" (3 jays) [outside the safe-dates] 2 Feb 1986 (Rosi Mulholland).
SMP: 0 jays 22 Oct 1993 (BP).
7.
Astatula 3 - center W S17, T21S, R26E - Soil Map 47 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: 0.5 mi SSE of the jct of CR-455 and
CR-561.
SMP: up to 9 jays present since early 1992, but fewer birds subsequently (Don Kemp); 2 jays in 1 group
16 Jun 1993 (BP and Don Kemp).
8.
Astor 3 - SW S4, T16S, R27E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 73-C3: private landholding within Ocala National
Forest: W side of SR-19 between Forest Road 599 and Owens-McCrary Road.
SMP: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) in 1 group and a used nest 1 Jul 1993 (BP and Parks Small).
9.
Bay Lake 4 - NE S21, T23S, R24E - Soil Map 65 - DeLorme Page 84-A3: SW of the church in Bay Lake (jct of
CR-565 and Lake Erie Road), an unacquired portion of the Green Swamp CARL project (135,307 acres, 5630
acquired).
BBA: jays reported by Edward Sloan (pers. comm. to Wes Biggs et al.) in the Mascotte 5 block, but when
contacted in Mar 1993, the only site of which Mr. Sloan (pers. comm.) was aware was this site.
Add: "a lot of jays" in the Bay Lake area "10 to 15 years ago" (Paul Elliott pers. comm. 1993).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Mar 1993 (BP); almost no scrub was found in the area.
10.
Center Hill 4 - NE S29, T20S, R24E - Soil Map 41 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: N side of SR-48, 0.9 mi SW of
Floridas Turnpike.
Cox: 2 jays (1 adult and 1 juvenile) 14 Jun 1981; 2 jays 20 Mar 1983 (Lake #23).
BBA: "suitable habitat" 1 Apr 1990 (Becky Payne).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Feb 1993 (BP and Jack Dozier).
11.
Center Hill 5 - NE S5, T21S, R24E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: N end of an unmarked sand road off
Austin Merritt Road 0.4 mi E of CR-48.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group in Feb 1993 (Chuck Starling Jr.); 3 jays in 1 group 3 Mar 1993 (BP and Chuck
Starling Jr.), but use the other data.
12.
Center Hill 5 - NE S8, T21S, R24E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: Austin Merritt Road 1.0-1.1 mi N of
Youth Camp Road.
BBA: "seven or more territorial males" (probably an overestimate) Mar-May 1986 (Charles and Ella
Newell); "fledged young" 12 Jun 1990 (Charles Starling); "nest with eggs" 22 May 1991 (Charles Starling).
SMP: 6 jays (presumably in 1 group) in Feb 1993 (Chuck Starling Jr.); 2 jays in 1 group 3 Mar 1993
(BP and Chuck Starling Jr.), but use the other data.
13.
Center Hill 5 - SW S9, T21S, R24E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: 0.3 mi N of Austin Merritt Road on
Dusty Lane (0.8 mi E of the jct of Austin Merritt Road and Youth Camp Road).
SMP: 8 jays (presumably in 1 group) in Feb 1993 (Chuck Starling Jr.); 0 jays 3 Mar 1993 (BP and
Chuck Starling Jr.), but use the other data.
14.
Center Hill 6 - NE S17, T21S, R24E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: Youth Camp Road 0.1-0.3 mi SW of
Austin Merritt Road.
BBA: "seven or more territorial males" (probably an overestimate) in 1986 (Charles and Ella Newell);.
SMP: 0 jays 9 Sep 1993 (BP).
15.
Center Hill 6 - NE S29, T21S, R24E - Soil Map 49 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: Honeycutt Road 1.9 mi S of Youth
Camp Road (or 1.75 mi N of Tuscanooga Road).
SMP: "3 or 4 jays" in Aug 1993 (Chuck Starling Jr.); 2 or 3 jays in 1 group 9 Sep 1993 (BP); use 3 jays.
16.
Center Hill 6 - SE S29, T21S, R24E - Soil Map 49 - DeLorme Page 78-C3: Honeycutt Road 2.2 mi S of Youth
Camp Road (or 1.45 mi N of Tuscanooga Road).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 9 Sep 1993 (BP).
17.
Clermont East 3 and Clermont West 6 - NW S7, T23S, R26E - Soil Map 63 - DeLorme Pages 79-D2 and 79-D1:
NW shore of Lake Louisa, along Hull Road and adjacent streets, an unacquired portion of the Green Swamp CARL
Cox: 3 jays 14 Jun 1981 (Lake #9).
FNAI: jay(s) 25 Nov 1987 (Steve Christman).
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups (4 and 2 birds) as follows: 2 jays 1 and 3 Mar 1993 (BP) plus 2 juveniles in
early Jul 1993 (Alice Bard) on Hull Road N and S of the boat ramp; and 2 jays 1 and 3 Mar 1993 (BP) at the end of
Wikel Street off Hull Road.
18.
Clermont West 4 - SE S36, T21S, R25E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-D1: N side of East Apshawa Road
about 0.25 mi W of US-27.
New: 2 jays in 1 group in Mar 1996 (fide Deborah Shelley).
19.
Emeralda Island 5 - SW S2, T18S, R25E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 79-A1: N side of Em-En-El Grove Road
0.2 mi E of CR-452.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 14 May 1993 (BP).
20.
Emeralda Island 5 - SE S3, T18S, R25E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 79-A1: S side of Em-En-El Grove Road
0.55 mi W of CR-452, on the E side of the Leesburg Humane Society dog pound.
SMP: 1 jay 14 May 1993 (BP); there is no scrub in this area.
21.
Emeralda Island 5 - SE S12, NE S13, T18S, R25E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 79-A1: jct of Thomas Boat
Landing Road and South Em-En-El Grove Road, just N and E of Sun Lake Estates mobile home park. Many of the
jays range into the mobile home park, adjacent to SJRWMDs Emeralda Marsh project.
FNAI: 6 jays in 1986 (Department of Community Affairs).
BBA: suitable habitat in 1987 (Ben S. Burton).
SMP: 17 jays banded 11 Feb 1992 (Dave McDonald); 21 jays (18 adults and 3 fledglings) in 7 groups
(1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, and 5 birds) 14 May 1993 (BP). Preservation of some of the scrub N of South Em-En-El Road
should be attempted.
22.
Eustis 3 - SE S3, T20S, R26E - Soil Map 40 - DeLorme Page 79-B2: W side of Shirley Shores Road just S of East
Shirley Shores Road.
SMP: 2 jays in Dec 1992 (Barbara Ceiga, fide Herb Kale); 3 jays in 1 group 2 Mar 1993 (BP).
23.
Eustis 4 - W S4, E S5, T19S, R27E - Soil Map 25: DeLorme Page 79-B2: W side of Marshall Road 0.0-0.5 mi S
of CR-44A.
New: about 10 jays in presumably 2 groups in Aug 1996 (Terri Diesborg).
24.
Eustis 5 - S S23, NW S26 (incorrectly listed by Cox as NW S6), T19S, R26E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page
79-B2: vicinity of Lake Center Drive E of SR-19A and 0.75 mi S of US-441. Cox lists the site as being "behind Bob's
Nursery," which is just to the W.
Cox: jay(s) [dates?] (Greg Bretz, Dorcas Brigham) (Lake #17).
BBA: "nest with young" in 1990 (Helen Carr) listed incorrectly in the Eustis 2 block.
SMP: 12 jays 28 Dec 1992 (Mount Dora CBC); 12 jays in 5 groups (2, 2, 2, 3, and 3 birds) 2 Mar 1993
(BP). Jays have been present at this site for "about 20 years" (Charles Newell pers. comm. 1993).
25.
Eustis 5 - middle S S26, T19S, R26E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page 79-B2: US-441 between Fairview Avenue and
Boyd Drive.
Cox: 1 jay 12 Jun 1981 and 20 Mar 1983 (Lake #18).
SMP: 1 jay 2 and 4 Mar 1993 at US-441 and Holly Drive, just W of Boyd Drive (BP).
26.
Howey-In-The-Hills 1 - center S25, T20S, R24E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: Spanish Village mobile
home park on the W side of US-27, 3.0 mi N of Floridas Turnpike.
SMP: 6 tame jays (in presumably 1 group) in Feb 1993 (local resident pers. comm.) near the entrance; 2
jays in 1 group 3 Mar 1993 (BP) at the entrance, but use the other data.
27.
Howey-In-The-Hills 1 - S S25, T20S, R24E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: Plantation at Leesburg
mobile home park on the W side of US-27, 2.7 mi N of Floridas Turnpike.
SMP: 4 jays in Mar 1993 (Gladys Sedlock); "two family groups" of "approximately 10 to 15" tame
jays in Jun 1993 (L. Richard Bauer); 0 jays 3 Mar 1993 (BP), but use 8 jays in 2 groups (4 and 4 birds) as the
number of birds in the development (probably a conservative estimate). There were many more jays in the mobile
home park prior to the extensive development that has taken place since 1987 (L. Richard Bauer in litt.).
28.
Howey-In-The-Hills 3 - SE S18 and/or NW S20, T21S, R25E - Soil Maps 46 and/or 50 - DeLorme Page 79-C1:
S edge of Woodland Heritage mobile home park on the W side of US-27, 2.2 mi S of Floridas Turnpike.
BBA: "fledged young" in 1990 (Dorothy Clark).
SMP: 5 hand-tame jays in 1 group in Mar 1993 that have been present for the past 3 years (Dorothy
Clark); nesting jays in Apr 1993 (Charles Bazemore); 3 jays in 1 group 15 May 1993 (BP); 4 jays including at
least 1 juvenile 17 Sep 1993 (Dorothy Clark).
29.
Howey-In-The-Hills 5 - SW S3, NW S10, T21S, R25E - Soil Map 47 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: East Dewey
Robbins Road 0.7 mi E of SR-19.
New: 3 jays in 1 group in Mar 1996 (Deborah Shelley and Parks Small).
30.
Howey-In-The-Hills 5 - middle E S11, T21S, R25E - Soil Map 47 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: NE corner of SR-19
and CR-455, a row of laurel oaks planted along a driveway.
SMP: 1 jay in Feb 1993 (Deborah Shelley); 2 jays in 1 group 15 May 1993 (BP); 3 jays in 1 group 22
Oct 1993 that flew in from about 0.1 mi to the NNE (BP).
31.
Howey-In-The-Hills 5 - SW S11, NW S14, T21S, R25E - Soil Map 47 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: O'Brien Road
0.0-0.3 mi W of SR-19.
Cox: 11 jays 31 Mar 1981; 4 jays 20 Mar 1983 (Lake #14).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Feb 1993 (BP and Jack Dozier) and 22 Oct 1993 (BP).
32.
Howey-In-The-Hills 6 - SE S21, SW S22, T21S, R25E - Soil Maps 50 and 51 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: NE corner
of US-27 and SR-19.
New: 6 jays (3 adults and 3 fledglings) in 1 group 26 Apr 1994 (John Fitzpatrick) that have been present
for many years (owner of The Citrus Shop pers. comm.).
33.
Howey-In-The-Hills 6 - NW S22, T21S, R25E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: E side of SR-19 just N of
Floridas Turnpike.
SMP: 0 jays 16 Apr 1993 (BP).
34.
Howey-In-The-Hills 6 - SE S22, T21S, R25E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-C1: S side of US-27 about 1 mi E
of SR-19, E to the entrance of Clerbrook Resort mobile home park.
BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1986 (Ruth Duesing); "fledged young" in 1988 (Ruth Duesing).
SMP: 2 hand-tame jays in 1 group 4 Feb 1993 (BP and Jack Dozier) and 16 Apr 1993 (BP), plus 1
juvenile 16 Jun 1993 (BP). There were "three pairs" of jays "about 10 years ago" (resident pers. comm. 1993).
Lake Louisa 2 - DeLorme 85-A2.

BBA: "pair" May or Jun 1988 (Charles Newell).
SMP: 0 jays 16 Apr 1993 (BP); no scrub habitat was found in the Block.

BBA: "pair" May or Jun 1988 (Charles Newell).

BBA: "seven or more singing males" (probably an overestimate) 17 May 1988 (Charles Newell).
35.
Lake Woodruff 3 - NE S12, T17S, R28E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 74-D1: private landholding within Ocala
National Forest: Deerhaven Road about 1 mi N of SR-42, presumably near South Boulevard.
GFC: 1 jay 7 Feb 1991 (Julie Hovis).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Sep 1993 (BP and Parks Small). A local resident (pers. comm. 1993) said she had seen a
few jays between South Boulevard and SR-42 in the past, but not recently.
36.
Lake Woodruff 3 - SW S17, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 74-D1: S side of SR-42, 0.6 mi E of
Fullerville Road (or 3.4 mi W of SR-44).
GFC: 2 jays 24 May 1990 (Julie Hovis); 1 jay 26 Jun 1990 (Julie Hovis).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 3 Sep 1993 (BP and Parks Small); this groups territory includes scrub N of SR-42
(in OCALA NATIONAL FOREST); both jays flew at least 0.2 mi NNW.
37.
Lake Woodruff 3 - SW S17, S S18, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 74-D1: S side of Fullerville Road
(4.0 mi W of SR-44), 0.1 mi SW of SR-42, and the S side of SR-42, 0.0-0.4 mi E of Fullerville Road, mostly an
unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (68,578 acres, 24,391 acquired).
SMP: 12 jays in 6 groups 16 Apr 1993 and 14 May 1993 (BP) as follows: 2 jays on Fullerville Road 0.1
mi SW of SR-42; 2 jays on the S side of SR-42, 0.1 mi E of Fullerville Road; 2 jays on the S side of SR-42, 0.2 mi E
of Fullerville Road; 2 jays on the S side of SR-42, 0.3 mi E of Fullerville Road; 2 jays on the S side of SR-42, 0.4 mi
E of Fullerville Road; and 2 jays also 0.4 mi E of Fullerville Road, but about 300' S of SR-42. At least some of these
territories range N of SR-42 into OCALA NATIONAL FOREST.
38.
Lake Woodruff 3 - NW S19, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 74-D1: N side of Fullerville Road (4.0 mi
W of SR-44), 0.6 mi SW of SR-42, an unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (68,578
acres, 24,391 acquired).
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups (2 and 2 birds) 16 Apr 1993 (BP).
39.
Leesburg East 4 - NW S13, T19S, R25E - Soil Map 23 - DeLorme Page 79-B1: Bassville, including the NW
corner of CR-473 and Northern Road.
Cox: 6 jays (5 adults and 1 juvenile) 12 Jun 1981 (Lake #25).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Mar 1993 (BP). This is an extensive area of mobile homes with scattered scrub patches; a
few jays may still exist here. According to Jerry Clutts (pers. comm. 1993), residents know of extant jays.
Mascotte 5 - DeLorme Page 78-D3: of the two BBA reports from this block, one observer does not recall the location
and the other report is based on hearsay from Edward Sloan, a resident of Mascotte. However, Mr. Sloan (pers.
comm. Mar 1993) knew of jays only at the church in Bay Lake, in the Bay Lake 4 block (#8), so the Mascotte 5 report
attributed to Mr. Sloan may be incorrect.
BBA: "seven or more territorial males" (probably an overestimate) 3 Apr and 24 May 1988 (Charles
Newell); "territorial behavior" (Edward Sloan pers. comm. to Wes Biggs, Herb Kale, and Gene Stoccardo).
SMP: not surveyed.
40.
Paisley 3 - NW S34, T18S, R27E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 79-A3: W side of CR-439, 0.7 mi N of CR-44A.
41.
Paisley 3 - SE S35, SW S36, T18S, R27E - Soil Maps 17 and 18 - DeLorme Page 79-A3: CR-44A 1-2 mi E of
CR-439.
42.
Pine Lakes 1 and 4 - SW S29, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: S of Bear Lake along Verano
Drive, W of Jewell Drive. Much scrub to the N and W was inaccessible.
SMP: 11 jays in 4 groups 17 Apr 1993 (BP) as follows (all measured W of Jewell Drive): 2 jays 0.15 mi
W; 3 jays 0.25 mi W; 3 jays about 0.3 mi W; and 3 jays about 0.4 mi W.
43.
Pine Lakes 1 - SW S29, SE S30, NE S31, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: lands E and NE of
Royal Trails development and W of Verano Drive. The area between Royal Trails and Bear Lake composes many
hundreds of acres of sand pine scrub that burned in 1989, creating ideal jay habitat. However, access is very limited,
with just a few short sand roads. Undoubtedly, dozens of jays were overlooked here. This area, along with the N part
of Royal Trails (#45) and #44, should be preserved.
SMP: 14 jays (8 adults and 6 juveniles) in 4 groups 1 Jul 1993 (BP and Parks Small) as follows: 2 jays
at the SW corner of the E/W sand road that is an extension of Seagrape Avenue ("sand Seagrape Avenue") and
another sand road to the S, 0.1 mi E of Seagrape Avenue; 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) 0.15 mi S of the previous
group on the same N/S sand road; 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) on "sand Seagrape Avenue" 0.25 mi E of
Seagrape Avenue, then 0.1-0.15 mi N on another sand road; and 6 jays (2 adults and 4 juveniles) 0.1-0.15 mi N of
the previous group at the end of the same N/S sand road.
44.
Pine Lakes 1 - S S30, T17S, R28E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: lands 0.1 mi N of Royal Trails
development (the W jct of Seagrape Avenue and Apricot Avenue), but S of the radio tower. This area, immediately N
of Royal Trails, could not be surveyed due to lack of public access. There are unquestionably many jays here
(probably dozens). This area, along with Royal Trails and lands to the E and NE, should be preserved.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 20 May 1993 (Parks Small).
45.
Pine Lakes 1, 2 and 5 - all quarters S31, T17S, R29E; E S1, middle E S12, T18S, R28E; middle W S4, NW
and SE S6, middle W S7, SW S18, T18S, R29E (All of Cox's jays were in S18, T18S, R29E only) - Soil Maps 3
and 11 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: Royal Trails development (about 3500 acres of roads, but with almost no houses)
on the W side of SR-44, 7.0 mi SW of SR-42 (or 4.1 mi NE of CR-44A). Most of the sand pine scrub in the N part of
the development (N of Saffron Avenue) burned in 1989 (Jack Ell pers. comm.), resulting in oak scrub that was full of
jays in 1993. The S part of Royal Trails mostly lacks jays except along Royal Trails Road on the W edge of the
development. The jays inhabiting the Royal Trails development and adjacent areas to the N, NE, and E (#42 and
#43) comprise a single population that easily exceeds 100 birds (and possibly two or even three times this number).
This is far more than exist in all protected areas of the Wekiva River Basin. This site should be preserved. The S part
of Royal Trails is an unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (68,578 acres, 24,391
acquired), but the vast majority of the FSJs in the development are in the N part, and in lands to the N and E, lands
excluded from the CARL boundaries. One landowner to the NE, who owns 300 acres of mostly oak scrub (that was
not surveyed) expressed an interest in selling his land for preservation (Jack Ell pers. comm.). All of the undeveloped
scrub in this area should be purchased and managed for FSJs.
BBA: (Block 1) "singing male" 23 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Gene Stoccardo); (Block 2) "agitated
behavior" and "seven or more territorial males" 9 and 27 Apr 1986 (John Bygrave) incorrectly listed in the Pine
Lakes 3 block; "agitated behavior" and "seven or more territorial males" 16 and 24 Mar 1987 (John Bygrave)
incorrectly listed in the Pine Lakes 3 block; "fledged young" 23 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Gene Stoccardo).
SMP: 60 jays in 30 groups 16-18 Apr 1993 and 14-15 May 1993 (BP) as follows: 1 jay on the E side of
Poinciana Street 0.2 mi S of Royal Trails Road; 2 jays on the E side of Poinciana Street 0.3 mi S of Royal Trails
Road; 2 jays on Mary Jones Road (the unmarked sand road N of Aster Court) 0.0-0.2 mi W of Royal Trails Road; 2
jays at the jct of Royal Trails Road and Teak Avenue; 2 jays on Royal Trails Road 0.1 mi N of Teak Avenue; 2 jays
on Daffodil Avenue between Royal Trails Road and Daffodil Court; 2 jays on Royal Trails Road about 200' N of
Daffodil Avenue; 2 jays on Royal Trails Road 200' S of West Thyme Avenue; 2 jays on Royal Trails Road between
West Thyme Avenue and Saffron Court (at the bend in the road); 2 jays at the N end of Viola Way; 4 jays at the jct
of Royal Trails Road and Saffron Court; 2 jays on Royal Trails Road 0.1 mi N of Saffron Court; 2 jays 100' S of the
jct of Poinciana Street and Tamarac Street; 1 jay on Seagrape Avenue at Honeysuckle Street; 2 jays on Banyan Street
0.1 mi S of Seagrape Avenue; 2 jays at the jct of Seagrape Avenue and Banyan Street; 2 jays about 250' NW of the E
jct of Seagrape Avenue and Apricot Avenue; 2 jays about 100' W of the jct of Seagrape Avenue and Apricot Avenue;
1 jay on Apricot Avenue 0.1 mi S of the E end of Seagrape Avenue; 4 jays on Apricot Avenue just N and S of East
Bluebell Avenue; 1 jay on Apricot Avenue about 0.1 mi S of East Bluebell Avenue; 1 jay at the jct of Quince Avenue
and Fir Street; 2 jays on Quince Avenue 0.1 mi E of Fir Street; 1 jay on Quince Avenue, from Chinaberry Street E to
the end of Quince Avenue; 1 jay 100' S of the jct of Chinaberry Street and Tulip Street; 2 jays at the N end of
Chinaberry Street; 3 jays on Persimmon Street 0.1-0.2 mi S of Veronica Avenue; 3 jays at the jct of Persimmon
Street and Alder Avenue; 3 jays on Alder Way 0.1 mi N of Alder Avenue, W to Poinciana Avenue 0.1 mi N of Alder
Avenue; and 1 jay at the E end of Larkspur Avenue.
46.
Pine Lakes 1 - middle W S32, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: E of Royal Trails development
(Quince Avenue), at the NW corner of Saint Claire Lake Road and West Lake Road.
SMP: 1 jay 18 Apr 1993 (BP).
47.
Pine Lakes 2 - NE S10, T18S, R28E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: Mary Jones Road (the sand road that
extends from Johnson's Corner on SR-42 and connects with Royal Trails Road N of Aster Court), an unacquired
portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (68,578 acres, 24,391 acquired).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Sep 1993 (BP and Parks Small) and 20 Sep 1993 (Parks Small).
48.
Pine Lakes 2 - SE S11, SW S12, T18S, R28E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: where an E/W sand road
crosses an abandoned landing strip S of Mary Jones Road, an unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway
CARL project (68,578 acres, 24,391 acquired). (Cox erroneously listed the airstrip as on Mary Jones Road).
Cox: 3 jays 31 Dec 1980 (Todd Engstrom) (Lake #6).
SMP: 6 jays in 1 group 20 Sep 1993 (Parks Small).
49.
Pine Lakes 2 - SW S12, T18S, R28E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: Mary Jones Road 0.6 mi W of Royal
Trails Road: where the powerline heads SW, an unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 16 Apr 1993 (BP), plus 1 juvenile 3 Sep 1993 (BP and Parks Small).
50.
Pine Lakes 2 - NW S17, T18S, R29E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: W side of SR-44, 6.3 mi SW of SR-42
(or 4.8 mi NE of CR-44A).
51.
Pine Lakes 3 - NE S19, T18S, R29E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: SR-44, 7.7 mi SW of SR-42 (or 3.4 mi
NE of CR-44A).
Cox: 2 jays 1 Apr 1981; 3 jays 5 Apr 1981 (Lake #5).
52.
Pine Lakes 4 - N S20, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: "Forest Hills" development (3.0 mi W of
SR-44) on Lake Mack Drive between Hillside Drive and Hill Drive (about 0.25 mi S of SR-42).
SMP: 3 jays in 1(?) group 17 Apr 1993 (BP) that flew across the road.
53.
Pine Lakes 4 - NW S27, SE S28, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: Palomino Pines
development on the W side of SR-44, 2.5 mi SW of SR-42 (or 8.6 mi NE of CR-44A).
Cox: 9 jays 31 Dec 1980 (Todd Engstrom) in S27 (Lake #10).
SMP: 0 jays in S27 but 2 jays in 1 group 17 Apr 1993 (BP) at the end of Natchez Street in S28.
54.
Pine Lakes 4 - NE S32, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: Bigfoot Road (E of the S end of Bear
Lake Boulevard), between Fonseca Road and Forest View Drive. (The sand roads in this area are poorly marked or
unmarked; the roads were not named on the map BP used).
SMP: 6 jays in 3 groups 17 Apr 1993 (BP) as follows: 1 jay at the SE corner of Bigfoot Road and Fonseca
Road; 2 jays less than 0.1 mi E of the previous group; and 3 jays about 0.2 mi E of the first group, near the SW
corner of Bigfoot Road and Cooter Pond Road.
55.
Pine Lakes 4 - center S33, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: W of SR-44 on the N side of Highland
Lakes Avenue (3.5 mi SW of SR-42, or 7.6 mi NE of CR-44A), 0.3 mi E of Dogwood Avenue.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 17 Apr 1993 (BP).
56.
Pine Lakes 4 - E S33, T17S, R29E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: E side of CR-44, 2.9-3.2 mi SW of SR-42
(or 7.9-8.2 mi NE of CR-44A), an unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (68,578 acres,
24,391 acquired).
Cox: 3 jays 5 Apr 1981 3.2 mi SW (Lake #11).
SMP: 1 jay 5 Mar 1993 2.9 mi SW but 0 jays 3.2 mi SW (BP).
57.
Pine Lakes 5 - NE S4, T18S, R29E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: E side of CR-44, 3.9 mi SW of SR-42
(or 7.2 mi NE of CR-44A), an unacquired portion of the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL project (68,578 acres,
24,391 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 17 Apr 1993 (BP).
58.
Pine Lakes 5 - SW S4, T18S, R29E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: E of SR-44, N of the "T" intersection of
Pine Hill Road (4.5 mi SW of SR-42, or 6.6 mi NE of CR-44A) and an unmarked N/S sand road.
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups 1 Jul 1993 (BP and Parks Small) as follows: 1 jay at the NW corner of the two
roads; and 2 jays 0.1 mi N of Pine Hill Road, at Pipe Dreams Nursery.
59.
Pine Lakes 5 - SE S4, T18S, R29E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: E of SR-44, S of the "T" intersection of
Pine Hill Road (4.5 mi SW of SR-42, or 6.6 mi NE of CR-44A) and an unmarked N/S road, then E along the N edge
of a small unmarked airstrip.
SMP: 3 jays banded 11 Feb 1992 (Dave McDonald and Parks Small); 5 jays (3 adults [2 banded] and 2
juveniles) in 1 group 1 Jul 1993 (BP and Parks Small).
60.
Pine Lakes 5 - NE S8, T18S, R29E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 80-A1: E side of SR-44, 5.1 mi SW of SR-42
(or 6.0 mi NE of CR-44A): 0.1 mi N of the Circle K convenience store at SR-44 and Oak Avenue.
SMP: 1 jay 17 Apr 1993 (BP).
61.
Pine Lakes 6 and Sanford SW 1 - SE S20, N S28, E S29, E S32, N S33, T18S, R29E; W S5, E and
SW S6, E and NW S7, T19S, R29E - Soil Maps 19, 20, and 27 - DeLorme Page 80-B1: SEMINOLE STATE
FOREST (11,622 acres) between SR-44 and SR-46, W of the Wekiva River.
SMP: 21 jays in 7 groups (2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, and 5 birds) in Jun 1993 at "Sulphur Island" in T19S, R29E
(Parks Small).
New: 21 jays in 7 groups (1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, and 6 birds) Jan-Mar 1996 (Jean Marie Gramlich) in recently
acquired property in T18S, R29E. These jays have been placed randomly in each quarter section. The total
population in Seminole State Forest is 42 jays in 14 groups.
62.
Sanford SW 2 and 3 - NW S27, W S34, T19S, R28E, S S31, NE S36, T19S, R29E - Soil Map 35 - DeLorme
Pages 79-B3 and 80-B1: ROCK SPRINGS RUN STATE RESERVE (13,993 acres) S of SR-46 W of the Wekiva
River in Lake and Orange counties.
Cox: 1-2 jays 3 Oct 1981 on the S side of SR-46, 1.65 mi E of CR-435 (Lake #21); 2 jays 31 Mar 1981
along CR-433 (Lake #22).
BBA: (Block 2) "territorial behavior" in 1990 (Jennifer McMurtray); (Block 3) "suitable habitat" 14
May 1988 (Tom Yurchenco); "suitable habitat" 7 May 1989 (Bob and Mary Sullivan); "fledged young" May or Jul
1990 (Jennifer McMurtray).
SMP: 0 jays at the Cox #21 site, but 21 jays (15 adults and 6 juveniles) in 5 groups (1, 2, 5, 6, and 7
birds) at the Cox #22 site and elsewhere, plus other jays in Orange County in Jun 1993 (Parks Small). The total
population in Rock Springs Run State Reserve is 41 jays in 10 groups.
63.
Sanford SW 4 - "S37," T19S, R29E (Moses Levy Grant) - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 80-B1: LOWER WEKIVA
RIVER STATE PRESERVE (17,517 acres) between Blue Spring State Park and SR-46, in Lake and Seminole
counties.
SMP: 4 jays (3 adults and 1 juvenile) in 1 group plus other jays in Seminole County in Jun 1993 (Parks
Small). The total population in Lower Wekiva River State Preserve is 10 jays in 3 groups.
64.
Sorrento 2 - NE S28, T19S, R27E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 79-B3: SW corner of Britt Road and Wolf
Branch Road.
65.
Sorrento 4 - SE S4, T19S, R29E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Page 79-B3: S side of SR-44, 2.0 mi SW of CR-44A.
66.
Sorrento 5 - NE S21, T19S, R28E - Soil Map 34 - DeLorme Page 79-B3: S side CR-46A, 2.2-2.3 mi SE of SR-44.
SMP: 0 jays 4 Mar 1993 (BP); all scrub had been cleared for pasture.
67.
Umatilla 6 - NE S20 and/or NW S21, T18S, R27E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 79-A2: Wiygul Road
(misspelled as "Luiyqul" in DeLorme [1989:79]) less than 1 mi E of CR-44A.
BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1986 (Nadine Foley).
SMP: 0 jays 4 Mar 1993 (BP); jays were last seen here in 1986 (Nadine Foley pers. comm. 1993).
Unconfirmed FSJ sites:

1.
Clermont East 1 - W S31, T21S, R26E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 79-D2: E side of Shepherd Lake, W of
Grassy Lake Road and N of Sullivan Road.
SMP: jays in 1993 reported to Mike Cronin (pers. comm.).
2.
Eustis 5 and/or 6 - S S2, T19S, R27E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 79-B2: Mount Dora Country Club between
US-441 and CR-500A, just N of the Orange County Line.
SMP: 3 jays in 1993 reported to Parks Small (pers. comm.).
LEE COUNTY
Cox (1987) and others knew of 15 FSJs at 8 sites in Lee County in 1980-1981, all within 2 miles of the
Caloosahatchee River in the northeastern corner of the county. The SMP found 48 jays in 22 groups at 14 sites in
Lee County in 1992-1993. Most jays were found near Coxs (1987) sites on both sides of the Caloosahatchee River,
but others were found in North Fort Myers, the vicinity of Lehigh Acres, and in the southwestern corner of the
county. A single group at Caloosahatchee State Recreation Area was present previously, but it is uncertain whether
this site is still occupied. Otherwise, only the 1 or 2 groups at Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve are protected.
Locations in Lee County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Alva 1 - S S14, S S15, N S22, N S23, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: SR-78, 1.5-2.5 mi
W of the Hendry County Line.
Cox: 1-2 jays Nov-Dec 1980 (E. Clark) (Lee #5).
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (JT) 1.7 mi W of the county line.
2.
Alva 1 - N S22, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: SR-78 near Bay Street.
Cox: 2 jays 22 Mar 1980 (Lee #4).
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 2 jays near the E end of Wild Horse Drive; and 1 jay on
the N side of Clayton Road E of Rancho 78 Drive.
3.
Alva 1 and/or 2 - middle S26, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: SR-80, 0.0-1.1 mi E of CR-873.
Cox: 3 jays 6 Aug 1981 (Lee #6).
4.
Alva 2 - NW S35, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: S side of Edwards Drive near its E end.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group May 1994 (T. Ballard).
5.
Alva 2 - NE and SW S35, SW S36, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: between Tuckahoe
Road (S of SR-80) and Mike Canal.
SMP: 10 jays in 4 groups (2, 2, 3, and 3 birds) [dates?] (B. Wesfell, JT, and Kim Dryden).
6.
Alva SE 2 - SW S13, T45S, R27E - Soil Map 43 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: Mobley Street between Columbus
Boulevard and Valley Avenue.
7.
Alva SW 1 - middle S S29, T44S, R26E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page 105-C3: near Brookfield Street between
Acton Avenue and Alida Avenue.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Jerry Cutlip).
8.
Estero 2 - S S29, N S32, T46S, R25E - Soil Map 66 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: S side of the Estero River just E of
the powerline (or 0.6 mi W of Koreshan State Park), part of ESTERO BAY AQUATIC PRESERVE (11,300 acres).
SMP: no data.
9.
Estero 2 and/or 3 - NW S5, T47S, R25E - Soil Map 66 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: 0.25 mi W of the jct of Williams
Road and Kings Road, apparently just inside ESTERO BAY AQUATIC PRESERVE (11,300 acres).
10.
Estero 3 - NE S8, T47S, R25E - Soil Map 71 - DeLorme Page 111-A1: N of Coconut Road 0.25 mi E of San
Antonio Lane.
SMP: no data.
Fort Myers 3 - DeLorme Page 105-C1.

BBA: "fledged young" in 1988 (Rosemary Fleming).
11.
Fort Myers 4 - NE S24, R43S, R25E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 105-C1: SR-78, 0.25 mi W of SR-31.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 25 Apr 1993 (Herb Kale).
11a.
Fort Myers 4 - SR-31 between Babcock Ranch and the Caloosahatchee River.
New?: 2 jays in 1 group 3 Sep 1995 (Keith Tarvin and Mary Garvin); this site may be #11 or #12 or a new
site between them.
12.
Fort Myers 4 - SW S7, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 105-C1: SR-78, 0.0-1.0 mi E of SR-31.
Cox: 2-5 jays Nov-Dec 1980 (E. Clark) (Lee #1).
SMP: 1 jay 5 Jun 1993 (June Huss) 0.25 mi E of SR-31; 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (JT).
13.
Fort Myers NW 5 - middle S S28, T43S, R24E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 104-C3: 0.25 mi N of Littleton
Road W of Horizon Drive.
SMP: no data.
14.
Olga 1 - center S23, T43S, R25E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: S side of the Caloosahatchee River, on
Sassler Road just E of Franklin Lock Road.
Add: 1 jay before 1992 [observer?].
SMP: no data.
15.
Olga 1 - SE S8, NE S17, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: SR-78, 1.9 mi E of SR-31.
Cox: 1 jay 22 Mar 1980 (Lee #2).
Add: 1 jay in 1985 (Kim Dryden).
16.
Olga 1 - NE S16, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: SR-78 about 3 mi E of SR-31.
Cox: 1-2 jays 1-20 Dec 1980 (E. Clark) (Lee #3).
17.
Olga 1 - S S21, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: near Old Olga Road 0.5 mi N of SR-80.
Cox: 2 jays 22 Mar 1980; 1 jay 15-30 Nov 1980 (E. Clark) (Lee #7).
18.
Olga 1 - NE S21 or NW S22, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 14 or 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: S bank of
Caloosahatchee River W of Linwood Avenue.
Cox: 4 jays 6 Aug 1981 (Lee #8).
19.
Olga 1 - SW S9, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: S side of Trout Creek 0.15 mi E of Armeda
Road, and 0.4 mi N of SR-78.

SMP: 5 jays in 1 group 5 Jun 1993 (June Huss).
20.
Olga 1 - SW S14, T43S, R26E - Soil Maps 6 and 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: North Franklin Lock Road between
SR-80 and the Caloosahatchee River.
Add: jays are "common [date?] (Lane 1981:74); 2 jays in 1 group before 1992 [observer?].
SMP: 0 jays 4 Jul 1994 (Bill Pranty and Sami Hoag).
21.
Olga 4 - SE S11, E S14, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: 0.3-0.5 mi E of Telegraph Creek,
and 0.6-0.8 mi N of where SR-78 heads S.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (JT).
22.
Olga 4 - SE S13, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: N side of CR-78 at the W boundary of
CALOOSAHATCHEE REGIONAL PARK (718 acres).
Add: 2 jays in 1 group before 1992 [observer?].
SMP: no data.
23.
Olga 4 - SE S14, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: between Scout Camp Road and SR-78
(North River Road).
SMP: no data.
24.
Olga 4 - NE S25, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: E side of the S end of Zeligro Road (E of
where the road curves W).
SMP: no data.
25.
Olga 4 and/or 5 - NW S25, T43S, R26E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: Frank Road 0.1 mi E of Hickey
Creek Road.
SMP: 1 jay in 1992 (Jim Beever).
26.
Olga 4 and/or 5 - SE S30, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: 0.1 mi W of Bateman Road 0.25 mi
N of the E continuation of Oak Creek Road.
Add: 3 jays in 1 group before 1992 (Kim Dryden).
SMP: no data.
27.
Olga 5 - SW S30, all quarters S31, T43S, R27E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: S of Hickory Creek.
SMP: 9 jays in 5 groups [date?] (JT and G. Cutlip) as follows: 2 jays SE of the jct of the E continuation of
Oak Creek Road and Hickey Creek; 2 jays near Hickey Creek just W of Bateman Road, 0.2 mi S of the E
continuation of Oak Creek Road; 1 jay on the E side of Bateman Road at Hickey Creek; 2 jays 0.25 mi W of
Bateman Road on the W continuation of Fox Run Road; and 2 jays 0.5 mi W of Bateman Road on the W continuation
of Fox Run Road.
28.
Olga 6 - SW S7 and/or NW S18, T44S, R27E - Soil Map 24 - DeLorme Page 105-C2: Lehigh Acres: Pine Avenue
at West Easy Canal.
Add: 3 jays in 1 group before 1992 (June Huss).
SMP: no data.
29.
Punta Gorda SE 6 - NW S7, T43S, R23E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 104-B2: jct of NW 48th Terrace and Burnt
Store Road or NW 40th Avenue. This site is 0.2 mi W of the Charlotte Harbor CARL project.

1.
Lehigh Acres: Town and Country hardware store on Joel, about 0.5 mile past the hospital. [Joel Boulevard CR884 is a main road through Lehigh Acres, ending at SR-80, but the road map does not show a hospital near it].
Add: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) [date?] (Maxine Kiff pers. comm. 30 October 1993).
LEVY COUNTY

Cox (1987) found at least 62 FSJs at 7 sites in Levy County in 1980-1981, one of the few counties with
more jays in the past than at present. Most of Coxs FSJs were near Cedar Key, with single groups at 2 sites in the
north. In 1978, the State purchased 4988 acres of scrub near Cedar Key as the Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve.
Four years later, 3296 additional acres of scrub in the area were proposed for acquisition to expand the Reserve. As
of 1996, none of these acres had been bought, due to continued relatively low ranking of the project (CARL
1996:195). About 70% of Coxs jays near Cedar Key were outside the boundary of Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve.
The BBA found FSJs at 3 new blocks in the Cedar Key scrub: at Lower Suwannee National Wildlife
Refuge in 1986, and 2 areas near Rosewood in 1989. No jays were seen in these areas during the SMP.
The SMP found 21 FSJs in 6 groups at 2 sites in Levy County in 1992-1993, only one-third the number of
birds found by Cox 10 years earlier. The clear cause of this decline is the severely overgrown condition of the scrub
in the county. All the SMP jays were near Cedar Key, and half of the groups were outside the Scrub Reserve. One
of these groups and much additional scrub are outside the additional acreage proposed for acquisition. Scrub in
Sections 27, 33, and 34, T14S, R13E, and Section 4, T15S, R13E should be added to the proposed acquisition
boundaries, and purchase of all lands within the proposed acquisition boundary should begin at once.
Furthermore, extensive restoration of scrub within Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve is essential to preserve and
increase the geographically isolated and significant, but still declining, FSJ population that inhabits this scrub.
In 1996, 6 FSJs at 2 new sites in the Cedar Key scrub were discovered. One site is within the Scrub
Reserve north of SR-24 in an area that burned (in an arson fire) in the late 1980s. The other new site is in privately
owned scrub outside the proposed acquisition boundary along CR-347. The SMP totals since 1992 are 27 FSJs in 8
groups at 4 sites in Levy County. In 1997, Tom Webber (in Pranty 1998) found only 11-16 jays in 3-4 groups in all
the Cedar Key scrub.
Locations in Levy County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Archer 3 - N S14 (listed by Cox as NE, but seems to be NW by Cox's copy of the Quadrangle map), T11S,
R17E - Soil Map 7 (main) - DeLorme Page 65-D1: Alachua County Line E of Barrel Pond and N of a sand road.
Cox: 5-7 jays Sep 1979-Jun 1980 (Levy #1).
SMP: not searched; there has been no access to the site since 1980 (Tom Webber pers. comm. 1993). Site 1
not numbered in GIS Table.
2.
Cedar Key 1 and/or 4 - N S1, T15S, R12E - Soil Map 53 - DeLorme Page 69-D3: LOWER SUWANNEE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (50,838 acres): Shell Mound County Park at the W end of CR-326.
Add: had jays [date?] (Lane 1981).
SMP: 0 jays 3 May 1993 (BP).
3.
Cedar Key 4 - NW S27 and/or NE S28, T14S, R13E - Soil Map 46 - DeLorme Page 69-D3: CR-347, 2 mi N of
CR-326.
New: 4 jays in 1 group 11 Feb 1995 (Gail Menk et al.); 2 jays at the exact same spot 7 Jul 1976 (Menk
1995).
4.
Cedar Key 4 - SE S28, NE S33, T14S, R13E - Soil Map 46 - DeLorme Page 69-D3: CR-347, 0.9-1.2 mi N of
CR-326.
Cox: 5 jays 2-4 Mar 1981 (Levy #2).
SMP: 0 jays 4 May 1993 (BP).
5.
Cedar Key 4 and Sumner 1 - E S33, middle S34, T14S, R13E - Soil Map 46 - DeLorme Pages 69-C3 and 70-C1:
mostly the S side of Tony Road (0.4 mi N of CR-326), 0.0-1.0 mi E of CR-347. Much scrub exists in this area
(including outside the current CARL project boundary), and acquisition should be attempted.
Cox: 7 jays 2 Mar 1981 (Levy #3).
SMP: 0 jays 27 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo).
6.
Cedar Key 4 - S S33, T14S, R13E; N S4, T15S, R13E - Soil Maps 46 and 54 - DeLorme Page 69-C3: CR-347,
0.0-0.5 mi S of CR-326. This scrub is not targeted for acquisition currently.
Cox: 23 jays 2-4 Mar 1981 (Levy #4), partially included in #8, below.
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups 27-28 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo) and 4 May 1993 (BP and Tommy
Rooks) as follows: 2 jays at the SW corner of CR-326 and CR-347; 5 jays on the W side of CR-347, 0.4-0.5 mi S of
CR-326.
7.
Cedar Key 4 and 5 - NE S3, E S5, E S8, W and NE S9 (incorrectly listed by Cox as S19), T15S, R13E Soil Map 54 - DeLorme Page 69-C3: acquired portions of CEDAR KEY SCRUB STATE RESERVE (8284 acres,
4875 acquired) W of CR-347 and S of CR-326.
Cox: 20-21 jays in 2 areas: 16-17 jays 2 Mar 1981 W of CR-347 S of CR-326 (Levy #5); and 4 jays in Sep
1980 on the N side of SR-24, 1.2 mi NE of CR-347 (Levy #6).
SMP: 0 jays 27 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo) at the Cox #6 site, but 9 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 5
birds) in Apr 1993 (Tommy Rooks) at the Cox #5 site (at the jct of trails 6 and 7, and in the NE corner of the
Reserve where Trail 9 meets a private residence).
New: 2 jays in 1 group in Jan 1996 (Ginger Morgan) N of SR-24 at Trail 2, an area burned in an arson fire
in the late 1980s.
8.
Cedar Key 5 - S S4, T15S, R13E - Soil Map 54 - DeLorme Page 69-C3: CR-347, 0.5-1.2 mi S of CR-326, an
unacquired portion of the Cedar Key Scrub CARL project (8284 acres, 4875 acquired).
Cox: 23 jays 2-4 Mar 1981 (Levy #4), partially included in #6, above.
BBA: (Block 5) "territorial behavior" in 1986 (Harriet Smith); "suitable habitat" in 1987 (Harriet
Smith); "fledged young" in 1988 (Harriet Smith); "fledged young" in 1989 (Ron Christen).
SMP: 5 jays in 1 group 27-28 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo) on the E side of CR-347, 0.7 mi S of
CR-326.
9.
Chiefland 2 - SE S11, T12S, R14E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 70-A2: E side CR-341, 1.5 mi S of CR-345.
Cox: 2 jays 4 Mar 1981 (Levy #7).
SMP: 0 jays 28 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo).
Chiefland SW 6 - DeLorme Page 70-B1.

BBA: "fledged young" in Jun or Jul 1989 (Becky Payne).
SMP: 0 jays 28 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo); all the oak scrub observed was heavily overgrown.
East Pass 6 - DeLorme Page 69-B3: LOWER SUWANNEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (50,838 acres) W of
CR-347 and N of CR-326.
BBA: "suitable habitat" Mar or Apr 1986 (Harriet Smith).
SMP: not searched; Refuge Manager Ken Litzenberger (pers. comm. 1993) knows of no jays on-site.
10.
Sumner 4 - NW S29, T14S, R14E - Soil Map 47 - DeLorme Page 70-C1: N side of SR-24 just E of the SumnerRosewood fire tower.
BBA: "fledged young" 18 Jun 1989 (Ron Christen).
SMP: 0 jays 27 and 28 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo).
MANATEE COUNTY
Cox (1987) and others knew of at least 5 FSJs at 4 sites in Manatee County in 1981-1983, as well as a
1977 site that Cox could not survey. Except for 1-2 jays northwest of Bradenton, the sites were scattered through
the eastern half of the county, where Cox suspected other jays occurred. Cox also thought the substantial amount
of scrub west of Myakka City contained more than the 2 jays he found. All 4 of his sites were privately owned.
The SMP found 67 FSJs in 26 groups at 18 sites in Manatee County in 1992-1993, all in the eastern half
of the county. These jays were limited to 2 main areas: in the northeastern corner of the county, mostly within 5
miles of Peacock Hammock (11 groups), and within a similar distance from Myakka City (8-9 new groups). Three
other widely scattered groups were found along SR-64 between these 2 areas.
Protected FSJ groups occur on lands owned by Manatee County (Duette Park; 5 groups) and single groups
at Lake Manatee State Recreation Area and a parcel of SWFWMDs Little Manatee River project. At least 5 other
groups are found on lands targeted for acquisition by SWFWMD: Lake Manatee Lower Watershed (1 group), Little
Manatee River (at least 2 groups), and Upper Myakka River Watershed (2 groups).
Since 1994, 9 new FSJs in 4 groups have been discovered at 4 sites in eastern Manatee County, and all are
privately owned. Two groups about 2 miles apart were found in the vicinity of Verna (one of these in an area
destroyed partially beginning in 1995), 3 jays were found at a phosphate mine 3 miles northwest of Peacock
Hammock, and the fourth group inhabits land along Lake Manatee. The SMP totals since 1992 are 76 FSJs in 30
groups at 22 sites in Manatee County.
Locations in Manatee County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Anna Maria Island 6 - SW S19 and NW S30, T34S, R17E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 90-D3: E corner of
83rd Street and 9th Avenue.
Cox: 1-2 jays 1982-1983 (D. Fulghum) (Manatee #1).
2.
Duette 3 - NE S23, NE S24, T34S, R22E - Soil Map 9 - DeLorme Page 92-D2: E side of Duette Road 2.8-3.5 mi
N of SR-64.
Cox: 1 jay 15 Apr 1983 (Manatee #4).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 25 Aug 1993 (W. Clive) 3.3 mi N.
3.
Edgeville 2 - SE S35, T36S, R22E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 98-B2: SR-70 about 0.5 mi E of Curtis Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in Oct 1993 (Keith Tarvin) that flew across SR-70.
4.
Edgeville 5 - S S24 and/or N S25, T36S, R22E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 98-B2: DeSoto County Line 1.5-2
mi N of SR-70.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (S. Cawley) (Manatee #3); continuous with DeSoto #1.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1993 (Ted Smith).
5.
Fort Lonesome 3 - middle S S6, T33S, R21E - Soil Map 3 (bottom) - DeLorme Page 91-C2: 0.5 mi W of Moody
Branch and 0.9 mi S of the Hillsborough County Line, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Little Manatee River
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 8 May 1993 (JT).
6.
Keentown 1 - NE S10, T33S, R21E - Soil Map 8 - DeLorme Page 92-D1: IMC-Agrico mine N of Long Branch.
New: 3 jays in 1 group in April 1994 (Rob Musi).
7.
Keentown 1 - W S16, T33S, R21E - Soil Map 8 - DeLorme Page 92-D1: 0.0-0.25 mi N of Bunker Hill (?) Road 0.2
mi NW of the South Fork of Little Manatee River, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Little Manatee River
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups 8 May 1993 (JT) as follows: 4 jays 0.0 mi N; and 2 jays 0.25 mi N.
8.
Keentown 5 and 6 - SE S11, NW and SE S12, T34S, R21E; NE S6, S7, T34S, R22E; NW S18, T35S,
R22E - Soil Map 8 - DeLorme Page 92-D1: DUETTE PARK (22,000 acres, owned by Manatee County), in three
areas: 0.5 mi E of the North Fork of the Little Manatee River, 3-4 mi S of SR-62 between the North Fork of the
Manatee River and an unnamed N spur of the East Fork of the Manatee River, and N and S of the North Fork of
Little Manatee River.
FNAI: jay(s) in 1989 (E. Dennis Hardin) [probably in the NE S7, T34S, R22E].
SMP: 19 jays in 5 groups (2, 3, 4, 5 and 5 birds) [date?] (JT).
9.
Myakka City 1 - SE S7, SW S8, T36S, R21E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 98-B1: Betts Road 0.5-1.2 mi E of
the Sarasota County Line.
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups 24 Apr 1993 (JT) as follows: 3 jays 0.25 mi N of the jct of Singletary Road and
Betts Road; and 2 jays on the N side of Betts Road 1.2 mi E of the county line.
10.
Myakka City 1 and 4 - S S15, N S22, NW S23, T36S, R21E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 98-B1: Singletary
Road 1.8-2.6 mi W of SR-70.
BBA: (Block 1) "fledged young" 27 May 1989 (Dave Goodwin and Bill Pranty).
SMP: 7 jays in 4 groups (1, 1, 2, and 3 birds) 24 Apr 1993 (JT).
11.
Myakka City 1 and Old Myakka 4 - N S18, T36S, R21E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 98-A1 and 97-B3: N side
of Singletary Road 0.0-0.5 mi E of the Sarasota County Line.
Cox: 2 jays 7 Sep 1981 (Manatee #2).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 24 Apr 1993 (JT) at Betts Road.
12.
Myakka City 4 - SW S1, T36S, R21E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 98-B1: 0.7 mi NNW of where Wauchula (?)
Road turns S to SR-70, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Upper Myakka River Watershed project (9083 acres,
2357 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Jim Beever).
13.
Myakka City NW 1 - SW S33, T34S, R21E, NE S5, T35S, R21E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 98-A1: SR-64,
0.7 mi W of the Manatee River, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Lake Manatee Lower Watershed project
(24,520 acres, 2136 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group "as per rancher interview" 21 May 1993 (JT).
14.
Myakka City NW 4 and/or 5 - SW S5, T35S, R22E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 98-A1: 0.1 mi S of SR-64 and
0.15 mi E of the jct of Johnson Creek and Vingate Creek.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 21 May 1993 (JT)
15.
Myakka City NW 6 - middle N S1, T36S, R21E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 98-A1: 0.7 mi S of the jct of
Ogleby Creek and Sand Slough, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Upper Myakka River Watershed project
(9083 acres, 2357 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (Jim Beever).
16.
Verna 1 - S29 or 30, T34S, R20E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-A3: N shore of Lake Manatee, an unacquired
portion of SWFWMDs Lake Manatee Lower Watershed project (21,315 acres, 2136 acquired). However, in 1997,
the land was purchased by a developer.
New: at least 2 jays in 1 group in 1997 (Steve Schattler).
17.
Verna 1 - SE S31 and/or SW S32, T34S, R20E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-A3: LAKE MANATEE STATE
RECREATION AREA (616 acres) N of SR-64.
18.
Verna 6 - NE S33 and/or NW S34, T35S, R20E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-A3: jct. of SR-70 and CR-675.
New: 1 jay 16 May 1994 (Fred Lohrer). Habitat N of SR-70 was destroyed by The Ranches at Panther
Ridge development beginning in Dec 1995 (Bill Pranty pers. obs.).
19.
Verna 6 - NE S35, NW S36, T35S, R20E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-A3: Verna-Betheny Road 0.7 mi N
of SR-70.
New: 3 jays in 1 group 28 Feb 1997 (Deborah Manz).
20.
Wimauma 3 - NW S6, T33S, R20E - Soil Map 2 (lower) - DeLorme Page 91-C3: Willow: the jct of the road that
extends NW to US-301 and SCLRR tracks (or 0.45 mi N of the NW corner of Parrish Lake and 0.15 mi S of the
Hillsborough County Line).
SMP: 1 jay in 1993 (Rob Heath).
21.
Wimauma 6 - NW S7, T33S, R20E - Soil Map 2 (lower) - DeLorme Page 91-C3: extreme NW corner of the section
(just E of #22, below), adjacent to an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Little Manatee River project (32,075 acres,
1209 acquired).
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group in 1991-1992 (JT).
22.
Wimauma 6 - NE S12, T33S, R20E - Soil Map 2 (lower) - DeLorme Page 91-C3: extreme NE corner of the
section, an acquired portion of SWFWMDs LITTLE MANATEE RIVER TRACT (32,075 acres, 1209 acquired).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1991-1992 (JT).
MARION COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993 (outside Ocala National Forest): 21,523 acres
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 494 groups at 14 sites: 405 groups at Ocala National Forest, and 89 groups at 13 nonFederal sites JAYS?
SMP data compiler (outside Ocala National Forest): Jack Dozier (JD)
Cox (1987) and others found 327 FSJs at 7 sites in Marion County in 1981. Most of these jays (245 birds)
were at Ocala National Forest, and the remainder were on privately owned land. Outside of the Forest, which
comprises the eastern third of the county, most jays were located in the south-central part of the county, with a
single group in the northeastern corner. The largest number of jays on privately owned lands was found in the Big
Scrub, a sand pine ridge west of Belleview that includes the vast Marion Oaks and Ocala Waterway
developments. Cox (1987) estimated a total population of 250-300 FSJs in a large burned area within and just
outside the latter development. Another population of 10-15 jays was found at the Silver Springs Shores
development northeast of Belleview.
The SMP estimated 225 FSJs in 89 groups at 13 sites in Marion County in 1993. We received information
of 405 additional FSJ groups at Ocala National Forest. Except for 8 groups at East Silver Springs Shores
development west of Lake Weir (a population unknown to Cox) and 6 groups at Silver Springs Shores
development, all non-Federal groups were found in the southwestern part of the county. The largest populations
were found in 3 developments: On Top of the World between Rolling Hills and CR-200 (16 groups), Ocala
Waterway (14 groups), and Marion Oaks (at least 6 groups). Another large population is at Rocking F Ranch (20
groups) in the southwestern corner of the county, and probably is connected to other large populations at Halfmoon
Wildlife Management Area in Sumter County, and Potts Preserve in Citrus County. In addition to Ocala National
Forest (245 groups), other protected jays occur at the Ross Prairie CARL site (8 groups) and the Etoniah/CrossFlorida Greenway CARL site (4 groups). Other proposed acquisitions are the Gum Slough project (20 groups at
Rocking F Ranch) and the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem CARL project (14 groups at Ocala Waterway development).
Locations in Marion County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Belleview 4 and 5 and Lake Weir 1 and 2 - SE S16, E S21, E and SW S22, T16S, R23E - Soil Map 130 DeLorme Pages 72-D2 and 72-D3: "Silver Springs Shores" development on the S side of CR-464 about 2 mi NW of
Candler.
Cox: 5 jays 25 Feb 1981; 10 jays 7 Mar 1981 (Marion #3).
SMP: 17 jays in 6 groups 6 Mar 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays 0.2 mi S of the jct of Emerald Road and CR464; 4 jays along SCLRR tracks 0.15 mi NW of Oak Road (opposite Oak Terrace on the E side of the tracks); 5 jays
along SCLRR tracks 0.25 mi SE of Oak Road; 2 jays near the jct of Cypress Road and Ash Pass; 3 jays on Spruce
Loop between Spruce Loop Court and Spruce Loop Terrace; and 1 jay inside Oak Circle Way.
2.
Cotton Plant 2 - SE S17, NE S20, T15S, R20E - Soil Map 93 - DeLorme Page 71-C3: SR-40, 0.6-0.8 mi SW of
CR-328.
Add: jays in 1988 (Breeding Bird Survey).
SMP: 0 jays in Apr 1993 (JD).
3.
Cotton Plant 3 and 6, Dunnellon SE 1, 2, 4, and 5, and Shady 1 - N and SE S4, E S17, NE S20, E S21,
W S22, SW S23, T16S, R20E; NW S19, T16S, R21E - Soil Maps 113, 124, 125 - DeLorme Pages 71-C3, 71D3, and 72-D1: "On Top of the World" development. Public acquisition of the undeveloped portion of the
development should be investigated.
SMP: 16 groups of jays (consultant pers. comm. to JD). All but 2 of the jay groups are in sections not yet
developed, so specific locations using roads cannot be determined. The 2 groups that can be located by roads (NW
S19, T16S, R21E in the Shady 1 block) are 0.1 and 0.25 mi N of CR-200, between SW 80th Avenue and the next N/S
road to the E.
Dunnellon 5 - DeLorme Page 71-D2.

BBA: "suitable habitat" 29 May 1989 (John Sharpe).
4.
Dunnellon SE 2 - SW S32, T16S, R20E - Soil Map 135 - DeLorme Page 71-D3: 0.2 mi S of CR-484 and 1.3 mi E
of SW 140th Avenue, apparently just inside an acquired portion of ETONIAH CREEK STATE FOREST (8553
acres), part of the ETONIAH/CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY (61,564 acres).
SMP: 1 group of jays [date?] (? pers. comm. to JD).
5.
Dunnellon SE 2 and/or 5 - SW S28, T16S, R20E - Soil Map 135 - DeLorme Page 71-D3: 1.05 mi N of CR-484
and 2.8 mi W of CR-200.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in Apr 1993 (JD).
6.
Dunnellon SE 6 - E S1, T17S, R20E; NW S6, T17S, R21E - Soil Map 147 - DeLorme Page 71-D3: both sides of
the Cross-Florida Barge Canal right-of-way, E (1 group) and W (2 groups) of CR-484, an acquired portion of
ETONIAH CREEK STATE FOREST (8553 acres), part of the ETONIAH/CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY (61,564
acres).
FNAI: 1 jay 19 Oct 1988 (Ann Johnson).
SMP: 3 groups of jays [date?] (observer? pers. comm. to JD).

7.
Dunnellon SE 6 - W S10, S S11, NW S14, T17S, R20E - Soil Maps 147 and 157 - DeLorme Page 71-D3: lands
E of CR-200 and S of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal right-of-way, part of ROSS PRAIRIE STATE FOREST (3521
acres acquired).
SMP: 8 groups of jays [date?] (observer? pers. comm. to JD).
8.
Dunnellon SE 6 - S S13, T17S, R20E - Soil Map 157 - DeLorme Page 71-D3: E/W powerline just N of the
boundary between sections 13 and 24.
SMP: 8 jays in 3 groups 30 Mar 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays between SW 90th Avenue and SW 85th
Avenue; 3 jays just E of SW 85th Avenue; and 3 jays at SW 80th Avenue. All 8 birds "frequented the county
dumpster."
9.
Emeralda Island 4, Eureka Dam 4, 5, and 6, Farles Lake 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, Fort McCoy 4 and 6, Halfmoon Lake
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Keuka 4, Lake Delancy 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, Lake Kerr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Mary 1, 3, 4, 5,
and 6, Rodman 3, Salt Springs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Umatilla 1 and 4, and Welaka 2 - many, many sections - No Soil
Maps - DeLorme Pages 79-A1, 72-A3, 73-D2, 72-B3, 73-C1, 66-D3, 73-A1, 73-B1, 73-D1, 67-D1, 73-B2, 79-A2,
and 73-A2: OCALA NATIONAL FOREST (383,226 acres).
Cox: 250 jays at 59 sites (all sites but #3, #54, and #61) in Marion County in the following blocks: Eureka
Dam 5, Farles Lake 1, 3, and 5, Halfmoon Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Juniper Springs 1 and 2, Lake Delancy 1, 2,
and 3, Lake Kerr , 2, 3, and 6, Lake Mary 1, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Woodruff 3 and 6, and Rodman 3, plus other jays
in Lake and Putnam counties.
BBA: (Eureka Dam 5) "occupied nest" 7 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Herb Kale); (Farles Lake 1) "pair"
12 May 1987 (Dean Elsen); (Farles Lake 4) "singing male" in 1986 (Bob Rogers); "pair" 9 Aug 1987 (Dean
Elsen);"agitated behavior" 8 Apr 1990 (John Sharpe); (Farles Lake 6) "suitable habitat" in 1987 (Doug Ryan and
Dean Elsen); (Halfmoon Lake 1) "territorial behavior" in 1991 (June Druhot pers. comm. to Gene Stoccardo);
(Halfmoon Lake 2) "suitable habitat" 15 Jun 1987 (Dean Elsen); "fledged young" in 1989 (John Sharpe);
(Halfmoon Lake 3) "suitable habitat" 14 Apr 1990 (John Sharpe); (Halfmoon Lake 4) "pair" 20 May 1989 (Jim
Cox); (Halfmoon Lake 6) "fledged young" in 1989 (John Sharpe); (Juniper Springs 1) "pair" 21 May 1989 (John
Sharpe); (Juniper Springs 4) "fledged young" 30 Jun 1990 (John Sharpe); (Juniper Springs 6) "fledged young"
in 1990 (John Sharpe); (Lake Delancy 1) "territorial behavior" in 1986 (Lawrence Longhi); "occupied nest" in
1987 (Lawrence Longhi); (Lake Delancy 2) "fledged young" in 1990 (John Sharpe); (Lake Delancy 4) "territorial
behavior" in 1986 (Lawrence Longhi); "occupied nest" in 1987 (Lawrence Longhi); "occupied nest" in 1988
(Lawrence Longhi); (Lake Kerr 1) "suitable habitat" 16 Jun 1991 (Gene Stoccardo); (Lake Kerr 2) "suitable
habitat" 28 May 1987 (Dean Elsen); (Lake Kerr 5) "suitable habitat" 20 May 1989 (Jim Cox); (Lake Kerr 6)
"suitable habitat" 7 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Herb Kale); (Lake Mary 4) "suitable habitat" 28 May 1987 (Dean
Elsen); (Lake Mary 6) "pair" 12 May 1990 (John Sharpe); (Rodman 3) "distraction display" in 1988 (Lawrence
Longhi); "fledged young" in 1989 (Lawrence Longhi); (Salt Springs 6) "suitable habitat" 13 May 1987 and
"pair" 6 Jul 1987 (Dean Elsen); "suitable habitat" 7 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Herb Kale).
SMP: 405 groups of jays in Marion County [date?] (Jerry Clutts et al.) in the following blocks: Alexander
Springs 1, Astor 3, Eureka Dam 4, 5, and 6, Farles Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Fort McCoy 4 and 6, Halfmoon
Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Juniper Springs 1, 2, and 3, Keuka 6, Lake Delancy 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, Lake Kerr 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, and 6, Lake Mary 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Woodruff 2, 3, and 6, Rodman 3, and Salt Springs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6.
10.
Eureka Dam 6 - SE S5, T13S, R24E - Soil Map 35 - DeLorme Page 72-A3: Daisy Road 0.7-1.0 mi N of CR-316.
Cox: 6 jays 29 Jan 1981 (Marion #4).
SMP: 0 jays in Mar and Apr 1993 (JD).
11.
Lake Mary 2 and 3 - all quarters S1, E S12, T17S, R24E - Soil Map 154 - DeLorme Page 73-D1: East Silver
Springs Shores development along Fisher Road from Fisher Run to about 3 mi S.
Add: jays [date?] (Breeding Bird Survey).
SMP: 12 jays in 8 groups, mostly sentinels only observed (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, and 2 birds) 21 Apr
1993 (JD); access to this site was limited.
12.
Lake Panasoffkee NW 1 - all quarters S29, E and NW S30, all quarters S32, T17S, R21E - Soil Maps 166 and
167 - DeLorme Page 78-A1: Rocking F Ranch (2500 acres) N of the Sumter County Line, W of Marion Oaks and S of
Florida Highlands, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Gum Slough project (19,997 acres, 2283 acquired).
SMP: 54 jays in 20 groups (2 groups with 1 bird, 7 with 2 [1 pair building a nest], 6 with 3, and 5
with 4) 29-30 Mar and 27 Apr 1993 (JD). It is essential this population be preserved.
13.
Lake Panasoffkee NW 1 and 4 - parts of S10, 11, 14, and 15, SE S22, parts of S25 and 26, N S27, NE S28,
E S35, T17S, R21E - Soil Maps 158, 159, 167, and 168 - DeLorme Page 78-A1: "Marion Oaks" development
(15,000 acres!) S of CR-848 and W of I-75.
Cox: 17 jays 18 Feb 1981 [no specific directions given] (Marion #1).
SMP: 0 jays 27 Apr 1993 (JD) at the Cox site, but 16 jays in 6 groups 4 Feb 1993 (JD and Bill Pranty)
and 27 Apr 1993 (JD) elsewhere as follows: 4 jays on 50th Avenue Road between both jcts of SW 49th Court Road; 3
jays on SW 161st Street between SW 47th/SW 48th Avenue Road and SW 46th Avenue Road; 3 jays on 43rd Court
between and along SW 44th Avenue Road and 162nd Street Road; 3 jays on SW 160th Lane Road between and along
SW 37th Terrace Road and SW 37th Avenue; 2 jays on SW 175th Street Road around SW 28th Terrace Road, and
along SW 26th Terrace Road between SW 173rd Street and 27th Court; and 1 jay on SW 167th Lane Road between
173rd Place and SW 25th Terrace Road, and along SW 29th Avenue Road SW of SW 25th Terrace Road.
14.
Lake Weir 2 and/or 5 - middle N S2, T17S, R23E - Soil Map 152 - DeLorme Page 72-D3: S of the Candler fire
tower on CR-25 between Belleview and Oklawaha, just W of SE 108th Terrace Road.
Add: jays "3 years ago" (fide Robin DeVourney in litt. 9 Apr 1994).
SMP: no data.
15.
Lake Weir 5 - E S35, T16S, R24E - Soil Map 143 (left) - DeLorme Page 72-D3: powerlines just W of the
Oklawaha River.
BBA: "agitated behavior" in May 1988 (David Voigts).
Add: jays present at structures 88 and 89 [date?] (David Voigts in litt. 23 Aug 1993).
SMP: no data.
16.
Lake Weir 5 - NW S35, T16S, R24E - Soil Map 143 (left) - DeLorme Page 72-D3: Deon Road and Guava Drive.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 4 Apr 1993 (JD).
17.
Ocala West 2 - SE S21, SW S22, T15S, R21E - Soil Map 95 - DeLorme Page 72-C1: CR-225A 1 mi E of Ocala
Municipal Airport.
Cox: 2 jays 25 May 1981 (Marion #5).
Ocala West 3 - DeLorme Page 72-C1.

BBA: fledged young 12 May 1990 (John Sharpe).
18.
Oxford 1 - SE S32, T17S, R22E - Soil Map 169 - DeLorme Page 78-A2: CR-475 just N of the Sumter County Line
(just E of I-75).
Cox: 6 jays 21 Feb 1981; 2 jays 11 Jun 1981 (Marion #2).
19.
Shady 1 - N S16, T16S, R21E - Soil Map 126 - DeLorme Page 72-D1: "Majestic Oaks" development.
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups 8 Mar 1993 (JD) as follows: 1 jay possibly near the jct of SW 54th Court and SW
84th Street; and 2 jays [not on the road map].
20.
Shady 2 and 5 - W S26, all quarters S27, NE S28, NE S34, NW S35, T16S, R21E - Soil Maps 137 and 138 DeLorme Page 72-D1: "Ocala Waterway" development E of CR-200, an unacquired portion of the Ross Prairie site
(8216 acres) of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem CARL project (21,167 acres, 10,629 acquired).
Cox: 40 jays 19 Feb 1981 (Marion #6).
SMP: 38 jays in 14 groups (1 group with 1 bird, 6 with 2, 3 with 3, and 4 with 4) [date?] (JD).
Shady 3 - DeLorme Page 72-D1.

BBA: "territorial behavior" 22 Jun 1990 (Frank Wilkison).
An FSJ site that could not be located:

1.
Silver Springs Shores: near Martin Marietta off CR-464A.

New: jays in 1994 (Robin DeVourney); this may be #1, above.
MARTIN COUNTY

Cox (1987) and others found 118 FSJs at 11 sites 6 of these at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in
Martin County in 1980-1981. He found 98 jays at the state park, and estimated the total population there to be over
200 birds. The other groups found by Cox were all along the coast in the northeast corner of the county, and all
were privately owned.
In Martin County, the SMP mapped only the extent of occupied FSJ habitat rather than specific jay sites.
Within each occupied area, the number of FSJ groups were placed randomly. The SMP counted 98 groups at 15
sites in Martin County in 1993. Slightly more than half of the groups are on protected lands at Jonathan Dickinson
State Park (49 groups), the Seabranch CARL site, and the Willoughby Development Preserve in Stuart. FSJs occur
at Hobe Sound NWR, but these are believed to be from the State Park across the road; jays are not known to breed
at the Refuge. A few other groups occur on the Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem CARL project. North of the St. Lucie
River, where Cox (1987) knew of no FSJs, the SMP found 6 groups.
Locations in Martin County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Eden 3 and St. Lucie Inlet 1 - E S9 (St. Lucie County), SW S10 (St. Lucie County), SW S15, E S16, NW
S22, T37S, R41E - Soil Maps 1 (top) and 1 (bottom) - DeLorme Pages 103-B2 and 103-C2: adjacent to Savannas
State Reserve on the W side of CR-707, 0.8 mi N of the St. Lucie County Line to 0.9 mi S of it; this polygon is in 2
counties.
SMP: 3 groups of jays (2 in Martin County and 1 in St. Lucie County) in 1993 (BT).
Gomez 1 - DeLorme Page 103-D2.

BBA: "observed out of suitable habitat" in 1987 in . . . poor habitat suspect that they are flying into
the eastern edge of block from suitable scrub" [in Block 4] (Pete and Debbie Quincy).
2.
Gomez 4 - NE part of Gomez Grant - Soil Maps 18 (left) and 26 (left) - DeLorme Page 103-D2: Miller Road 0.0-0.5
mi E of SR-A1A.
Cox: 6 jays 10 May 1981(Martin #10).
3.
Gomez 4 and 5 and Hobe Sound 2 - E side Gomez Land Grant; W S26, E S27, T39S, R42E - Soil Maps 26 (left)
and 34 - DeLorme Page 103-D2: W of US-1 E to E of SR-A1A from about 3.25 mi N of SR-708 S to 1.25 mi S of SR708, of which a small portion is included in the Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem CARL project (12,514 acres, 0 acquired).
SMP: 26 groups of jays in 1993 (BT); only 1 or 2 FSJ groups are within the CARL project.
4.
Gomez 6, Hobe Sound 3, and Jupiter 1 - E S34, all quarters S35, T39S, R42E; all quarters S2, E S10 and/or
W S11, E S11, W S12, W and NE S13, T40S, R42E - Soil Maps 34 and 42 - DeLorme Pages 103-D2, 103D3, and 109-A3: JONATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK (11,573 acres, 2226 acres of scrub). A 1994 recovery
plan for the park established a minimum population of 41 groups on 1100 acres (Timmerman 1994).
Cox: 98 jays 9-10 May (Martin #1-6).
BBA: (Hobe Sound 3) "fledged young" in 1989 (Pete and Debbie Quincy); (Jupiter 1) "feeding young"
in 1988 (Cynthia Plockelman).
Add: 102 jays counted by Carter 18 Jan-11 Apr 1988, 96 jays counted by McIver 13 Feb-12 Apr 1989,
and 334 jays counted by Norton 9 May-8 Jul 1990 (all in Timmerman 1994).
SMP: 47 groups of jays estimated in 1993 (BT).
5.
Hobe Sound 2 and 3 - S S26, E S35, T39S, R42E; W S1, NE S2, NW and SE S11; T40S, R42E - Soil
Maps 34 and 42 - DeLorme Page 103-D3: HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (980 acres) on the E
side of US-1, mostly opposite Jonathan Dickinson State Park
BBA: "fledged young" in 1987 and 1988 (Pete and Debbie Quincy).
SMP: jays present, but believed to be from Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Su Jewell).
6.
Jupiter 1 - NE S23, T40S, R42E - Soil Map 49 - DeLorme Page 109-A3: "River Ridge" development: near the jct
of River Ridge Road and Lakeside Drive.
7.
Jupiter 1 - middle N S23, T40S, R42E - Soil Map 49 - DeLorme Page 109-A3: "Turtle Creek Village"
development: near Turtle Creek Drive, Heritage Drive, and Saddleback Avenue.

8.
Jupiter 1 - E S24, T40S, R42E - Soil Map 49 - DeLorme Page 109-A3: between FECRR tracks and US-1, 0.0-0.75
mi N of the Palm Beach County Line (some parts adjacent to Jonathan Dickinson State Park).
Rood 4 - DeLorme Page 109-A2.

BBA: "territorial behavior" 13 May 1991 (Mark Robson).
9.
St. Lucie Inlet 1 - SW S15, W and SE S22, T37S, R41E - Soil Map 1 (top) - DeLorme Page 103-C2: W of SR707 on SR-707A, from Flora Place S to Mission Drive.
10.
St. Lucie Inlet 1 - S S26, N S35, T37S, R41E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: SW corner of Sewalls
Point Road and Palmer Street.
11.
St. Lucie Inlet 1 - S S27, S S28, T37S, R41E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: N of SR-707 and mostly E
of CR-723, S of Pine Lake Village mobile home park.
12.
St. Lucie Inlet 2 - NE corner of Hanson Land Grant - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: Indian Street (= St.
Lucie Boulevard) about 1.5 mi E of SR-A1A.
Cox: 2 jays Nov-Dec 1980 (R. Roberts) (Martin #7).
13.
St. Lucie Inlet 2 - center S2, T38S, R41E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: St. Lucie Boulevard N of SR-A1A
near Cedar Pointe Apartments.
Cox: 5 jays 10 May 1981 (Martin #11).
14.
St. Lucie Inlet 2 - NE S3, T38S, R41E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: N of St. Lucie Boulevard from
Flamingo Avenue E to Four Winds Drive.
15.
St. Lucie Inlet 2 - W S11, T38S, R41E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: E of the runways at Witham Field,
W of St. Lucie Boulevard.
16.
St. Lucie Inlet 3 - N Hanson Land Grant - Soil Maps 9, 10, 16, and 17 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: WILLOUGHBY
DEVELOPMENT PRESERVE on Indian Street 0.5-0.75 mi E of SR-76.
17.
St. Lucie Inlet 3 - E part of Hanson Land Grant - Soil Maps 10 and 17 - DeLorme Page 103-C2: Stuart Yacht and
Country Club between SR-A1A, Jefferson Street, and St. Lucie Boulevard.
18.
St. Lucie Inlet 6 - SW S29, E S30, all quarters S32, T38S, R42E - Soil Maps 10 and 11 - DeLorme Page 103-C2:
SEABRANCH CARL TRACT (919 acres) on the E side of SR-A1A, 0.0-1.5 mi S of Grafton Avenue S.
Cox: 3 jays Nov-Dec 1980 (R. Roberts); 5 jays 10 May 1981 (Martin #9).
19.
St. Lucie Inlet 6 - SE edge of Hanson Land Grant; NW S30, T38S, R42E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 103-C2:
CR-722, 0.2-1.0 mi E of SR-A1A, including Miles Grant Golf Course, just outside the SeaBranch CARL site.
Cox: 2 jays Nov-Dec 1980 (R. Roberts) (Martin #8).
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST

parts of Lake, Marion, and Putnam counties
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: about 200,000 acres (267,368)
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 448 groups (33 in Lake County, 405 in Marion County, and 10 in Putnam County)
SMP data compiler: none; FSJ data supplied by Forest biologists
Cox (1987) found 254 FSJs at 61 sites in Ocala National Forest in 1981-1983, and estimated the total
population in the Forest to be 2600-3400 birds. As he explained, all above-ground vegetation is removed when
blocks of sand pine forest are clear-cut. The scrub oaks and palmettos resprout quickly from underground root
systems, but the sand pines must be reseeded. This allows clear-cuts to become oak scrub for about 10 years, after
which the sand pines form dense stands that FSJs cannot tolerate. Hence, Ocala National Forest represents an everchanging mosaic of suitable habitat in which FSJs move from clear-cut to clear-cut. In 1981-1982, Cox (1987)
found that over half of his FSJ groups were inhabiting areas clear-cut 4-7 years previously, evidence that this ageclass is optimal for jays in the Forest.
The SMP did not survey Ocala National Forest, but we obtained from Jerry Clutts preliminary results of
FSJ surveys by the U.S. Forest Service. Their data indicate that 448 FSJ groups inhabited the Forest in the early
1990s. Because most of Ocala National Forest is managed for the production of sand pines (used as pulpwood)
rather than most scrub plants and animals, FSJs occur in only a small percentage of the Forest at any one time.
Given that 450 FSJ groups occupy the Forest currently, and assuming each of those groups occupies a territory of
25 acres, the amount of FSJ-occupied habitat in Ocala National Forest is 11,250 acres. Considering that the forest
contains about 230,000 acres of scrub (ABA 1994; we need a better source), only about 5% of scrub in the Forest is
occupied by FSJs currently. With proper management, the population of FSJs at Ocala National Forest could
exceed the FSJ population in the remainder of the state.
Cox (1987) listed all of Ocala National Forest as a separate Forest section. We have listed the entire Forest
here, and have also "split" the Forest by county boundaries and have listed each section in the summaries for Lake,
Marion, and Putnam counties.
Locations in Ocala National Forest with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Alexander Springs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Astor 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, Emeralda Island 4, Eureka Dam 4, 5, and 6,
Farles Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Fort McCoy 3, 4, 5, and 6, Halfmoon Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Juniper Springs
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Keuka 3 and 6, Lake Delancy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Kerr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Mary
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Weir 4, Lake Woodruff 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, Lynne 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Paisley 1, 2, and 4,
Rodman 3 and 6, Salt Springs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Umatilla 1 and 4, and Welaka 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 - too many
sections to deal with - No Soil Maps - DeLorme Pages 73-D3, 73-C3, 79-A1, 72-A3, 73-D2, 72-B3, 73-C2, 66-D3,
73-A1, 73-B1, 73-D1, 72-D3, 74-D1, 72-C3, 79-A3, 67-D1, 73-B2, 79-A2, 73-A2: OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
(383,226 acres).
Cox: 259 jays at 61 "sites" (9 jays at 2 sites in Lake County, 246 jays in 58 sites in Marion County,
and 4 jays at 1 site in Putnam County) in the following blocks: Eureka Dam 5, Farles Lake 1, 3, and 5,
Halfmoon Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Juniper Springs 1 and 2, Lake Delancy 1, 2, and 3, Lake Kerr , 2, 3, and 6,
Lake Mary 1, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Woodruff 3 and 6, and Rodman 3.
BBA: (Astor 2) "territorial behavior" in May 1991 (Randall Evanson and D. and J. Stock); (Eureka
Dam 5) "occupied nest" 7 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Herb Kale); (Farles Lake 1) "pair" 12 May 1987 (Dean
Elsen); (Farles Lake 4) "singing male" in 1986 (Bob Rogers); "pair" 9 Aug 1987 (Dean Elsen);"agitated
behavior" 8 Apr 1990 (John Sharpe); (Farles Lake 6) "suitable habitat" in 1987 (Doug Ryan and Dean Elsen);
(Halfmoon Lake 1) "territorial behavior" in 1991 (June Druhot pers. comm. to Gene Stoccardo); (Halfmoon Lake
2) "suitable habitat" 15 Jun 1987 (Dean Elsen); "fledged young" in 1989 (John Sharpe); (Halfmoon Lake 3)
"suitable habitat" 14 Apr 1990 (John Sharpe); (Halfmoon Lake 4) "pair" 20 May 1989 (Jim Cox); (Halfmoon
Lake 6) "fledged young" in 1989 (John Sharpe); (Juniper Springs 1) "pair" 21 May 1989 (John Sharpe);
(Juniper Springs 4) "fledged young" 30 Jun 1990 (John Sharpe); (Juniper Springs 6) "fledged young" in 1990
(John Sharpe); (Lake Delancy 1) "territorial behavior" in 1986 (Lawrence Longhi); "occupied nest" in 1987
(Lawrence Longhi); (Lake Delancy 2) "fledged young" in 1990 (John Sharpe); (Lake Delancy 4) "territorial
behavior" in 1986 (Lawrence Longhi); "occupied nest" in 1987 (Lawrence Longhi); "occupied nest" in 1988
(Lawrence Longhi); (Lake Kerr 1) "suitable habitat" 16 Jun 1991 (Gene Stoccardo); (Lake Kerr 2) "suitable
habitat" 28 May 1987 (Dean Elsen); (Lake Kerr 5) "suitable habitat" 20 May 1989 (Jim Cox); (Lake Kerr 6)
"suitable habitat" 7 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Herb Kale); (Lake Mary 4) "suitable habitat" 28 May 1987 (Dean
Elsen); (Lake Mary 6) "pair" 12 May 1990 (John Sharpe); (Rodman 3) "distraction display" in 1988 (Lawrence
Longhi); "fledged young" in 1989 (Lawrence Longhi); (Salt Springs 6) "suitable habitat" 13 May 1987 and
"pair" 6 Jul 1987 (Dean Elsen); "suitable habitat" 7 Jun 1990 (Wes Biggs and Herb Kale).
SMP: 448 groups of jays (33 groups in Lake County, 405 groups in Marion County, and 10 groups in
Putnam County) [date?] (Jerry Clutts et al.) in the following blocks: Alexander Springs 1, Astor 2, 3, and 6,
Eureka Dam 4, 5, and 6, Farles Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Fort McCoy 4 and 6, Halfmoon Lake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and
6, Juniper Springs 1, 2, 3, and 6, Keuka 6, Lake Delancy 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, Lake Kerr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Lake
Mary 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, Lake Woodruff 2, 3, and 6, Rodman 3, Salt Springs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and Welaka 2.
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Cox (1987) found 3 FSJs at 1 site in Okeechobee County in 1982, close to the Kissimmee River in the
central part of the county. A single jay found in 1982 near Fort Drum in the northeast corner was reported to Cox,
but he did not consider this report to be significant. Both of these sites were privately owned.
The SMP found 36 FSJs in 12 groups at 2 sites in Okeechobee County in 1993. One group was found
north of Fort Drum on a little-studied ridge that extends northwest from central Okeechobee County through
southwestern Indian River County to north-central Osceola County. Most of the scrub on this ridge is overgrown
scrubby flatwoods, with some sand pine forests east of St. Cloud. Cox (1987) and earlier writers considered FSJs to
be absent from scrub areas on the Kissimmee Prairie, a belief disproven first by Bruce Anderson (Taylor 1982),
who found 2 FSJs near Yeehaw Junction in 1974. During the SMP, 11 other small populations in Osceola
(especially) and Okeechobee counties were discovered, which indicates clearly that FSJs do inhabit scrub areas in
the Kissimmee Prairie, albeit in very low density. Furthermore, many scrub areas that seem to be suitable for FSJs
are vacant (BP pers. obs.), so the species seems to be very locally distributed as well. The other SMP site in
Okeechobee County is 8-9 miles northwest of Coxs Basinger site on privately owned land adjacent to lands owned
by SFWMD. This population of 30+ birds inhabits a single overgrown patch of scrub, and it is imperative that this
population be protected.
In 1994, pre-acquisition surveys of the 46,000-acre Latt Maxcy property (now called Kissimmee Prairie
State Preserve) resulted in the discovery of 4 widely scattered FSJ groups (11 jays) in the northwestern corner of
Okeechobee County. At least some of these jays are connected to the FSJ population at Avon Park Air Force Range
just a few miles to the west; a color-banded FSJ from the Air Force Range was found on the Preserve in 1997 (Katy
NeSmith in litt., Nathalie Hamel pers. comm.). Furthermore, the southernmost Preserve group is 7-8 miles north of
the large privately owned FSJ site mentioned above. The SMP totals since 1992 are 48 FSJs in 16 groups at 3 sites.
Locations in Okeechobee County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Basinger 6 - NW S34, T35S, R33E - Soil Map 40 - DeLorme Page 101-A1: US-98, 0.65-1.1 mi W of CR-700A.
Cox: 3 jays 28 Dec 1982 (Okeechobee #1).
SMP: 0 jays 30 Sep 1993 (BP and Dale Knapp) and 5 Oct 1993 (BP).
2.
Basinger NW 4 and 5 - S S32, T34S, R32E; N S5, T35S, R32E - Soil Maps 23 and 30 - DeLorme Page 100-A3:
W of the N end of NW 285th Drive, 9.0 mi N of US-98, adjacent to lands acquired by SFWMD as part of the
Kissimmee River (Lower Basin) project.
BBA: "fledged young" 18 May 1990 (Jane Brooks).
SMP: 32 jays in 11 groups (4 with 2 birds, 5 with 3, 1 with 4, and 1 with 5) 30 Sep 1993 (BP and Dale
Knapp). It is imperative this patch of scrub be preserved!
3.
Fort Drum 1 - SE S7, T33S, R35E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 95-D3: E side of US-441, 0.9 mi N of "Pinelands"
development (or 2.0 mi S of the Osceola County Line).
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group 28 Sep 1993 (Reed Bowman); (BP found 0 jays 11 and 13 Oct 1993).
4.
Fort Drum 6 and/or Taylor Creek NE 4 - apparently W S23, T34S, R35E - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 101-A3:
apparently along US-441, 1-2 mi S of CR-15C (Cox's unpublished field atlas).
Cox: 1 jay 20 Mar 1982 (Mike Allen) (Okeechobee #2). Mike Allen (pers. comm. 1993) no longer
remembers details about the site, except that it was "probably" along US-441.
SMP: 0 jays 15 Oct 1993 (BP). All accessible scrub in the area was surveyed.
5.
Fort Kissimmee 5, Fort Kissimmee NE 3, and Fort Kissimmee SE 1 - middle N and SE S1, SW S11, NE
S12, W S14, NE S22, NW S23, middle SW S33, T33S, R32E; SW S6, T34S, R32E - Soil Maps 2 and 7 DeLorme Pages 94-D3, 95-C1, and 95-D1: LATT MAXCY/KISSIMMEE PRAIRIE STATE PRESERVE (48,347
acres) from the Osceola County Line south 7 mi. and from the Kissimmee River east 9-13 mi.
New: at least 11 jays in 4 groups (at least 2, 3, 3, and 3 birds) in 1994 (Richard Hilsenbeck) and 5-7
May 1997 (Katy NeSmith, Dan Hipes, and Sally Jue).
ORANGE COUNTY
Cox (1987) and others found 48 FSJs at 8 sites in Orange County in 1980-1983, one of the few counties
with more jays in the early 1980s than at present. Nearly half of Coxs jays were on protected lands at Rock
Springs Run State Reserve (especially) and Wekiwa Springs State Park. He wrongly considered the jays on the
Walt Disney Corporation property to be protected, when in fact the entire area around that jay group was
bulldozed in 1994 for another theme park. The fairly large population on Orlando Utilities Corporation property
(Cox site #5) was extirpated when most of the scrub was cleared during construction for a power plant in the mid1980s.
The SMP located 38 FSJs in 10 groups at 6 sites in Orange County in 1992-1993. Except for 1 group
south of Orlando, and 1 group near Zellwood that was apparently dispersing, all current FSJs groups are on
protected lands at Rock Springs Run State Reserve (5 groups), Wekiwa Springs State Park (1 group), and Split Oak
Mitigation Park (1 group).
ADD new site.
Locations in Orange County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Astatula 4 - middle E S20, T20S, R27E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 79-C2: N of Jones Road near Bobwhite
Airfield, an area of extensive agricultural fields. The nearest scrub is over 1.5 mi (2.4 km) away the birds must
have been dispersing.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in Jan 1993 (Scott Baker in litt.); 0 jays in May 1993 (Scott Baker pers. comm.).
2.
Forest City 1 - NW S23, T20S, R28E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 80-C1: WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK
(7900 acres).
Cox: 3 jays (1 adult and 2 juveniles) 14 Aug 1981 (Orange #8).
FNAI: jay(s) 25 Sep 1987 (Steve Christman); jay(s) in 1988 [observer?].
BBA: "fledged young" 28 Jun 1990 (Rosi Mulholland).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 11 Feb 1992 (many observers; 2 birds banded by Dave McDonald); 2 jays 13 Feb
1993 (BP and Dot Freeman); 2 jays in Jun 1993 (Parks Small); 5 jays in 1 group in Mar 1996 (Parks Small).
3.
Intercession City 1 - SE S34, T24S, R27E - Soil Map 75 - DeLorme Page 85-B3: Walt Disney World property on
Sherberth Road 0.4 mi N of the Osceola County Line (or 1.4 mi N of US-192 in Osceola County). Habitat was cleared
in 1994 for another theme park, ironically Disneys Wild Animal Park.
Cox: 4-5 jays [date?] (Fred Harden) (Orange #3).
SMP: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) in Jun 1993 (Mike Langston); 2 jays (1 adult and 1 juvenile) in 1
group 19 Jul 1993 (Mike Langston, BP, and Herb Kale). On 11 Mar 1994, Brad Stith captured the remaining 2 jays
for a relocation study in Highlands County.
4.
Lake Jessamine 1 and/or 2 - NE S26 (listed as SE by Cox, but the mileage suggests the NE), T23S, R28E Soil Map 52 - DeLorme Page 86-A1: W side of CR-439, 0.55 mi N of CR-482.
Cox: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) 13 Aug 1981 (Orange #4).
SMP: 0 jays 14 Feb 1993 (BP and Gene Stoccardo).
5.
Lake Jessamine 1 and/or 2 - (W S14, E S15, NE S22, NW S23, T23S, R28E) - Soil Maps 40 and 52 -
DeLorme Page 86-A1: vicinity of Dr. Phillips Road N of CR-482, a large area of scrub, heavily fragmented and being
developed rapidly. See also #14.
Add: jay(s) reported occasionally to the Florida Audubon Society (Herb Kale pers. comm. 1993).
SMP: 0 jays 15 Apr 1993 (BP); not all scrub patches could be surveyed, so some jays may have been
missed.
6.
Narcoossee 1 - W S32, T24S, R31E - Soil Map 80 - DeLorme Page 86-B3: W side of CR-15, 0.4-0.8 mi N of the
Osceola County Line.
Cox: 1 jay 12 Aug 1981 (Orange #7).
SMP: 0 jays 14 Feb 1993 (BP) and 11 Sep 1993 (BP and Gene Stoccardo).
7.
Narcoossee 1 - center S34, T24S, R31E - Soil Map 81 - DeLorme Page 86-B3: SPLIT OAK FOREST MITIGATION
PARK WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (1689 acres) E of CR-15 in Orange and Osceola counties.
SMP: 5 jays about Jul 1992 (Mike Allen); 5 jays (3 adults and 2 juveniles) in 1 group 6 Aug 1993 (BP
and John Hall).
Narcoossee NW 1 - DeLorme 86-A3.

BBA: "pair" in 1986 (Beverly Casselman).
8.
Narcoossee NW 3 - middle E S8, middle W S9, T24S, R31E - Soil Map 68 - DeLorme Page 86-A3: N side of
Moss Park Road, 0.8-1.3 mi E of CR-15 (or 0.0-0.5 mi E of SR-417).
Cox: 1 jay in Dec 1980 (Dot Freeman) (Orange #6).
9.
Narcoossee NW 4 - E S14, T23S, R31E - Soil Pages 45 and 57 - DeLorme Page 86-A3: Curtis Stanton power plant
property (3280 acres) owned by Orlando Utilities Corporation. Most of the oak scrub was cleared for an ash landfill
in the early 1980s (Greg DeMuth pers. comm.).
Cox: 10-15 jays [date?] (Roy DeLotelle) (Orange #5).
SMP: 0 jays 5 Aug 1993 (Greg DeMuth, Herb Kale, and BP).
10
Oviedo SW 2 - NW S22, T22S, R31E - Soil Map 34 - DeLorme Page 80-D3: SE corner of SR-50 and SR-434.
Add: 1 jay up to about Jan 1991 (Parks Small).
SMP: 0 jays 5 Aug 1993 (BP and Herb Kale).
11.
Oviedo SW 3 - center S11, S_, T23S, R31E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 80-D3: SR-434, 3.2 mi S of SR-50:
EAST ORANGE COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT: at the powerlines and the entrance.
BBA: "pair" 7 May 1990 (Gene Stoccardo) at the powerlines.
SMP: 0 jays 14 Feb 1993 (BP and Gene Stoccardo) and 0 jays 5 Aug 1993 (BP and Herb Kale) at the
powerlines.
New: 3 jays in 1 group 17 Sep 1994 (Gene Stoccardo and Ted Robinson) at the entrance. Richard Houben
407-249-6249 distance from powerlines?
Pine Castle 4 - DeLorme Page 86-A2.

BBA: "nest with young" in 1986 (Beverly Casselman).
12.
Sanford SW 3 - NE S1, T20S, R28E; N S6, T20S, R29E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 80-B1: ROCK SPRINGS
RUN STATE RESERVE (13,993 acres) S side of SR-46 W of the Wekiva River, in Lake and Orange counties.
Cox: 12 jays 31 Mar 1981; 19 jays (16 adults and 3 juveniles) 23 Jul 1983 (Orange #2).
BBA: "suitable habitat" 14 May 1988 (Tom Yurchenco); "suitable habitat" 7 May 1989 (Bob and Mary
Sullivan); "fledged young" May or Jul 1990 (Jennifer McMurtray).
Add: jay(s) 25 Sep 1987 (Christman 1988).
SMP: 20 jays (14 adults and 6 juveniles) in 5 groups (2, 2, 2, 5, and 9 birds), plus other jays in Lake
County, in Jun 1993 (Parks Small). The total population in Rock Springs Run State Reserve is 41 jays in 10
groups.
13.
Sorrento 3 - S S1, T20S, R27E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 79-B3: N side of Ondich Road 0.2-0.8 mi W of
Plymouth-Sorrento Road.
Cox: 6 jays (4 adults and 2 juveniles) 14 Aug 1981 (Orange #1).
SMP: 0 jays 14 Feb 1993 (BP and Gene Stoccardo); the landowners havent seen FSJs for at least 10 years
(Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Doggett pers. comm. 1993).
Note: The Doggetts, owners of 40 acres of scrub, seemed interested in preserving their land. They
should be contacted. Surrounding the Doggetts' property is 200+ acres of mature sand pine scrub. With public
acquisition and proper management, these 250 acres would make an excellent scrub preserve.
Sorrento 6 - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 79-B3: "Kelly Park."

BBA: "territorial behavior" in 1988 (Sherry Trent pers. comm. to Wes Biggs and Gene Stoccardo 1990).
This site was presumed to be Kelly County Park E of CR-435 and adjacent to Wekiwa Springs State Park in N S5
and/or S S10 (?), T20S, R28E, but see the SMP comments.
SMP: 0 jays 14 Apr 1993 (BP). No scrub was found in the park, and Parks Small (pers. comm.) is not
aware of any scrub there. Furthermore, there is a residential community called Kelly Park, in addition to the county
park of the same name (Parks Small pers. comm.). It is possible Sherry Trent was referring to the community rather
than the park when she reported her FSJ sighting to Wes Biggs. For this reason, Kelly County Park should not be
considered an FSJ site.
14.
Windermere 4 (and Lake Jessamine 1?) - S15 (and other Sections?), T23S, R28E - Soil Map 40 (and 52?) DeLorme Pages 85-A3 and 86-A1: SE "corner" of CR-535 and CR-439, 861 (861 acres of scrub, Christman 1988),
heavily fragmented and being developed rapidly. See also #4 and #5.
FNAI: jay(s) 7 Dec 1987 (Steve Christman). Neither FNAI nor Christman (1988) specifies the precise
site(s) with the jays. FNAI lists the SE of S15, but this is located in the Lake Jessamine 1 block; Christman (1988)
lists the site as being in the Windermere 4 block.
A former FSJ site not listed by Cox (1987):

1.
Oviedo SW 1 - NW S3, T22S, R31E - Soil Map 23 - DeLorme Page 80-D3: University of Central Florida campus
at the SE corner of SR-434 and the Seminole County Line: W side of Lake Claire.
Add: had jays until 1971 (Jack Stout).
SMP: 0 jays 14 Feb 1993 (BP and Gene Stoccardo); UCF contains much scrub, but almost all of it is
scheduled to be developed.
OSCEOLA COUNTY
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: xx jays in 29 groups at 7 sites
SMP data compilers: Bill Pranty (BP) and Jack Dozier (JD)
Cox (1987) and others found at least 2-4 FSJs at 2 privately owned sites in Osceola County in 1981-1983.
An unspecified number of jays inhabited the Latt Maxcy Ranch in the southwestern corner of the county, and 1-3
jays were found along US-441 south of Yeehaw Junction in the southeast. Except for the Yeehaw Junction group,
Cox found no jays in the numerous scrub patches east and south of St. Cloud, and elsewhere on the Kissimmee
Prairie. He was not aware of the large FSJ population inhabiting Walker Ranch between Lake Tohopekaliga and
Lake Hatchineha in Osceola and Polk counties, the largest FSJ population he overlooked completely.
The SMP found 76 FSJs in 25 groups at 7 sites in Osceola County in 1992-1993, and made substantial
gains in accurately mapping the FSJs range in the county. The population on Walker Ranch now owned and
managed by TNC as Disney Wilderness Preserve was surveyed in 1993. Nearly 125 jays in 39 groups (17 of these
in Osceola County) were mapped in this important population. Other protected FSJs occur at Three Lakes Wildlife
Management Area (4 groups), which was not widely known to contain FSJs until 1993. One other population of
about 3 groups east of St. Cloud is part of the proposed Lake Lizzie project of the Florida Communities Trust (also
part of the Upper Econ Mosaic CARL project). If this property is acquired, the only remaining privately owned site
in Osceola County containing more than 1 group of FSJs will be the site south of Yeehaw Junction (the jct of US441 and SR-60). Much scrub occurs in this area in Osceola, Okeechobee, and Indian River counties, and
preservation of it should be attempted. In addition to the Wildlife Management Area, the SMP found 5 other FSJ
sites scattered widely across the north-to-south center of Osceola County, proving finally that FSJs do in fact
inhabit the scrub ridge that runs through the Kissimmee Prairie.
The Osceola County soil maps indicate a large amount of scrub occurs (or at least occurred) in the area
between Lake Hatchineha and Lake Kissimmee, an area just south of Disney Wilderness Preserve and just
northeast of Lake Kissimmee State Park. The landowners denied our requests to survey for jays. Based on the large
FSJ population at the preserve and the presence of other jay groups at the state park, extant scrub in this area
probably contains FSJs. Some of this area is part of SFWMDs Kissimmee River (Upper Basin) project (26,072
acres, 23,151 acquired), but has not yet been purchased. Call Monica Folk.
In 1994, 1 new site with about 9 FSJs was discovered east of St. Cloud; see the Lake Lizzie project above.
The SMP totals since 1992 are about 84 FSJs in 28 groups at 8 sites in Osceola County.
Locations in Osceola County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Ashton 4 - S12, T26S, R31E - Soil Map 27 - DeLorme Page 86-C3: SE side of Lake Lizzie, part of the Upper Econ
Mosaic CARL project (30,471 acres, 0 acquired).
New: 2-4 groups of jays (presume 3 groups) 26 Mar and 10 May 1995 (Jim Cox and Katy NeSmith).
2.
Fort Drum NW 6 - SE S23, SW S24, NW S25, NE S26, T32S, R34E - Soil Map 112 - DeLorme Page 95-C2:
US-441, 1.7-2.2 mi S of SR-60 (or 1.75-2.25 mi N of the Okeechobee County Line). Extensive areas of the Yeehaw
Junction scrub, especially N of SR-60, were inaccessible; other FSJs are likely to occur here.
Cox: 3 jays 26 May 1982 (M. Kuntz and Herb Kale); 1 jay 17 Apr 1983 (Osceola #2).
FNAI: 3 jays 8 Jun 1982 (Henry Stevenson).
BBA: "suitable habitat" 23 May 1986 (Herb Kale); "suitable habitat" 25 May 1987 (Herb Kale);
"suitable habitat" "family flock(?) - it was 7 birds" 13 Jun 1988 (Paul Gray); "suitable habitat" 24 May 1989
(Herb Kale). (All these reports originate from the Kenansville Breeding Bird Survey route, Stops 47-50).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 14 Nov 1992 (BP and Gene Stoccardo); 3 jays in 2 groups (1 and 2 birds) 10 Jun
1993 (BP); 4 jays in 1 group 5 Oct 1993 (BP); use 5 jays in 2 groups (1 and 4 birds).
3.
Fort Kissimmee NE 2 and/or 3 - N S27, T32S, R32E - Soil Map 109 - DeLorme Page 95-C1: El Maximo Ranch
(60,000+ acres) S of SR-60: the SW corner of Osceola County.
Cox: [a few] jays in 1979-81 (Mike Allen) (Osceola #1).
SMP: not surveyed. The Latt Maxcy Corporation, owners of the ranch, denied us access to their property.
However, the Cox site appears to be within the boundaries of LATT MAXCY/KISSIMMEE PRAIRIE STATE
PRESERVE (48,347 acres).
4.
Intercession City 3 - SW S35, S S36, T25S, R27E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 85-B3: vicinity of Sullivan,
Forehand, and Bud roads N of CR-532, and CR-532 (the Polk County Line) 0.0-0.5 mi E of Sullivan Road.
FNAI: jay(s) 17 Nov 1987 (Steve Christman).
SMP: 1 jay 8 Oct 1993 (Forrest and Ruth Clark); 0 jays 18 Apr 1993, 6 May 1993, and 19 Nov 1993 (BP).
5.
Lake Hatchineha 1 - SW S27, W and NE S28, W S33, NW and SE S34, T27S, R29E - Soil Map 50 DeLorme Page 86-D1: DISNEY WILDERNESS PRESERVE (11,498 acres, about 1150 acres of scrub) in Osceola
and Polk counties SE of the "Poinciana" development.
Add: 27-37 jays in 9-11 groups (along with other jays in Polk County) in 1990 (Herb Kale and Dirk
Stevenson in Lotspeich and Associates 1990).
SMP: 53 jays in 17 groups (7 with 2 birds, 4 with 3, 4 with 4, 1 with 5, and 1 with 6), plus other jays in
Polk County, 17-18 Nov 1993 (BP and Herb Kale). The total population in Disney Wilderness Preserve in 1993
was 124 jays in 39 groups. In Jul 1996, only 40 jays in 13 groups were found at the Preserve, and 68 jays in 19
groups (26 of these juveniles) were counted in Jul 1997 (Maureen Leonard pers. comm.). Presumably an epizootic
was responsible for the severe decline in FSJ numbers between 1993 and 1996, but numbers probably will return to
1993 levels or increase further as TNC is managing the scrub for FSJs.
6.
Lake Marian NE 4 and Lake Marian NW 6 and/or Lake Marian SW 4 - NW S4, SE S5, T29S, R33E; SE
S7, SW S8, NW S17 and/or NE S18, T30S, R32E - Soil Maps 76 and 87 - DeLorme Pages 95-A1, 94-A3, and
94-B3: THREE LAKES WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (54,490 acres): SW of Lake Marian, and N of Williams
Road
Add: jays in 1988 or 1989 SW of Lake Marian (Debbie Grimes pers. comm.).
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups (1 and 2 birds) N of Williams Road 18 Jun 1993 (BP and Dave Darrow) and 1
Jul 1993 (JD); and 10 jays (presume 2 groups) in Sep 1993 in 60 acres of scrub 1 mi E of the jct of trails 4 and 6, N
of Fodderstock Slough SW of Lake Marian (John Dyess). The total population in Three Lakes Wildlife
Management Area is 13 jays in 4 groups.
7.
Lake Marian SE 5 - SE S9 or NE S16, T31S, R33E - Soil Map 98 - DeLorme Page 95-B1: Peavine Road, 3.9-4.0
mi N of SR-60.
SMP: jays in 1993 (fide Lee Adams); 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) in 1 group 6 Jul 1993 (JD); at least
2 adults 7 Jul 1993 (JD, BP, Rod Schultz, and John Hall); the birds flew in from far to the E both days.
8.
Saint Cloud South 5 and/or 6 - NW S1, T27S, R30E - Soil Map 44 - DeLorme Page 86-C2: W side of CR-523
between Fanny Bass Road and the Canoe Creek Campground.
SMP: 1 jay about May 1993 (Monica Folk); 0 jays 8 Jul 1993, but use the other data.
PALM BEACH COUNTY

Number of FSJs located, 1993-1998: 110 jays in 41 groups at 22 sites in 1993-1994; 136 jays in 45 groups at 17 sites in 1997
SMP data compilers: Grace Iverson (GI) and Jack Gardner (JG)
Cox (1987) and others found 37 FSJs at 15 sites in Palm Beach County in 1980-1981. Except for a single
jay at U.S. Air Force property in Jupiter (= Jupiter Lighthouse Park), none of these jay groups were on protected
land. Cox (page 81) suspected it would be difficult to find FSJs in Palm Beach County 15 years from the early
1980s.
For the SMP, Palm Beach County was surveyed by Grace Iverson and the late Jack Gardner to identify
scrub sites worthy of preservation. Iverson and Gardner color-banded nearly every jay in the county. The SMP
found 110 FSJs in 41 groups at 22 sites in Palm Beach County in 1993-1994, and 136 jays in 45 groups at 17 sites
in 1997. The 1997 results are used for the following summaries. Over 30 groups occur in the northeastern corner of
the county within 7-8 miles of the Martin County line, with fewer than 10 groups in the southeastern quarter.
These latter jays probably are an isolated population that is unlikely to persist. Although over 100 FSJs remain in
Palm Beach County in the early 1990s, and all remaining scrub sites worthy of protection are in the process of
being acquired, jays will continue to decline in the county because land planners consider development impacts on
only individual birds, rather than using a countywide approach to the entire population (G. Iverson, pers. comm.).
Furthermore, about 97% of scrub in Palm Beach County has been destroyed by human development, and most FSJs
persist in tiny to small patches of scrub within an urban or suburban matrix.
Public sites currently with FSJs are Juno Hills Preserve (5 groups), the Radnor Tract (4 groups), county
property [name?] (3 groups), Hester Park (2 groups), Carlin County Park (1 group), Jupiter Lighthouse Park (1
group), Jupiter Ridge Preserve (1 group), Loggerhead Park (1 group), and the Yamato Scrub Preserve (1 group).
Another group occurs at a school site. The presence of 4 scrub preserves in the northeastern corner of Palm Beach
County 7-12 miles from the large FSJ population at Jonathan Dickinson State Park may insure the survival of a
dozen or more FSJ groups in the county for at least the next few decades.
Locations in Palm Beach County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Delray Beach 1 and/or 2 - SE S19, T46S, R43E - Soil Map 130 - DeLorme Page 115-A3: between SW 20th
Avenue, SCLRR tracks, Lowson Boulevard, and Linton Boulevard.
Cox: 5 jays Nov 1980 (J. Sandella); 6 jays (3 adults and 3 juveniles) 8 May 1981 (Palm Beach #6).
SMP: 0 jays in May 1993 (GI and JG).
2.
Delray Beach 1 and/or 2 - NE S30, T46S, R43E - Soil Map 142 - DeLorme Page 115-A3: Congress Avenue just S
of Old Germantown Road.
Cox: 3 jays Nov 1980 (J. Sandella) (Palm Beach #7).
`3.
Delray Beach 1 and/or 2 - E S32, T46S, R43E - Soil Map 142 - DeLorme Page 115-A3: W side of FECRR tracks
N and S of Hidden Valley Boulevard. The area N of Hidden Valley Boulevard is now ROSEMARY SCRUB
NATURAL AREA (13 acres), and the area to the S is GOPHER TORTOISE PRESERVE (8 acres), both owned by
the City of Boca Raton.
Cox: 5 jays Nov 1980 (J. Sandella); 4 jays 8 May 1981 (Palm Beach #8).
4.
Delray Beach 3 - SE S31, T46S, R43E; E S6, T47S, R43E - Soil Map 142 - DeLorme Page 115-A3: YAMATO
SCRUB PRESERVE (247 acres, 222 acres acquired) on the W side of I-95, 0.1-1.25 mi N of SR-794.
SMP: at least 2 jays in 1 group (observed from I-95) 23 Apr 1994 (Bill Pranty); no later information.
5.
Delray Beach 3 and/or University Park 6 T/R/S Soil Map xx DeLorme Page 115-A3 and/or 115-A2: name
development at NW corner of SR-809 and SR-794.
New: 2 jays in 1 group in 1995 (report to GI and JG).
Greenacres City 4 - DeLorme Page 115-A3.

BBA: "suitable habitat" in Jun 1988 (Russell Hibbard).
6.
Jupiter 1 - W S30, T40S, R43E - Soil Map 8 (inset) - DeLorme Page 109-A3: Old Dixie Highway between the
Martin County Line and Tequesta Drive.
Cox: 1 jay 6 Dec 1980 (Cynthia Plockelman) (Palm Beach #15).
FNAI: 4 adults 6 Jun 1988 (Steve Farnsworth) near the Tequesta Post Office.
SMP: 6 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 2 birds) in May 1993 (GI and JG); 10 jays in 4 groups (2, 2, 2, and 4
birds) in Nov 1997 (GI).
7.
Jupiter 1 - NW S30, T40S, R43E - Soil Map 8 (inset) - DeLorme Page 109-A3: W side of US-1, 0.0-0.5 mi S of
the Martin County Line.
SMP: 16 jays in 3 groups (3, 4, and 9 birds) in May 1993 (GI and JG); 11 jays in 3 groups (2, 3, and 6
birds) in Nov 1997 (GI).
8.
Jupiter 2 - NE S31, T40S, R43E - Soil Map 8 (main) - DeLorme Page 109-A3: Coast Guard property and JUPITER
LIGHTHOUSE PARK on the E side of US-1, 0.25 mi N of SR-707, S to the Loxahatchee River. (Cox described this
site as USAF Missile Data Collection Annex). The area N of SR-707 is now JUPITER INLET NATURAL AREA
(86 acres), as is some of the property to the S.
Cox: 1 jay 8-9 May 1981 (Palm Beach #11).
FNAI: jay(s) 9 Aug 1988 (Steve Farnsworth).
SMP: 7 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 3 birds) in May 1993 (GI and JG). Two of the groups (2 and 2 birds)
occur on Coast Guard property and 3 birds occur in the park; 12 jays in 3 groups (3, 3, and 6 birds) in Nov 1997,
with now only 1 group S of SR-707 and E of US-1, but including a new group on private property W of US-1 (GI).
9.
Jupiter 2 - NW S2, T41S, R42E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 109-A3: "Delaware Scrub" (private property) on the
N side of SR-706, 1.7-1.8 mi W of SR-A1A (opposite Commerce Way).
Cox: 5 jays (3 adults and 2 juveniles) 9 May 1981 (Palm Beach #12).
10.
Jupiter 2 - SW S5, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 8 (left) - DeLorme Page 109-A3: CARLIN COUNTY PARK (110
acres) on SR-A1A 0.0-0.5 mi S of SR-706.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG) in the S portion of the park W of SR-A1A; 6 jays in 2
groups (3 and 3 birds) in Sep 1997 (GI).
11.
Jupiter 2 - W S5, E S6, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 8 (main) - DeLorme Page 109-A3: SR-706 between US-1 and
SR-A1A, and around Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre.
Cox: 8 jays 9 Nov 1980 (Cynthia Plockelman); 14 jays (13 adults and 1 juvenile) 9 May 1981; 3 jays 11
Aug 1982 (Palm Beach #13).
FNAI: 4 jays (1 juvenile) 17 May 1986 at the SE corner of Palm Avenue and SR-706 [observer?]; 1 jay 19
Aug 1988 between SR-A1A, Parkway Street, and DuBois Road (Steve Farnsworth).
BBA: "fledged young"/"occupied nest" in 1988 (Cynthia Plockelman); "fledged young" in 1990
(hearsay to Gloria Hunter).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in May 1993 near the First United Methodist Church in NE S6 (GI and JG); 4
jays in 1 group in Mar 1996 (report to JG); this scrub was cleared in 1997 (GI).
12.
Jupiter 2 - NE S7, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 8 (main) - DeLorme Page 109-A3: US-1 opposite Ocean Cove Drive,
now part of JUPITER RIDGE NATURAL AREA (267 acres).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); 10 jays in 2 groups (5 and 5 birds) in Aug 1997 (GI).
13.
Jupiter 2 and 3 - SE S7, W S8, N S17, NE S18, T41S, R43E - Soil Maps 8 (main) and 17 - DeLorme Page
109-A3: JUPITER RIDGE NATURAL AREA (267 acres) on the W side of US-1, 1.0-1.8 mi S of SR-706.
Cox: 4 jays Nov-Dec 1980 (Cynthia Plockelman); 5 jays 9 May 1981 (Palm Beach #14).
FNAI: 13 jays (including juveniles) 3 Aug 1988 (Steve Farnsworth); 3 jays in Oct 1989 (Ann Cox).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); 2 jays in 1 group in Oct 1997 (GI).
14.
Jupiter 2 S S6, all quarters S7, T41S, R43E - Soil Map xx - DeLorme Page 109-A3: "Jonathan's Landing"
development S of SR-706 between SR-811 and the Intracoastal Waterway.
New: 10 jays in 3 groups (2, 3, and 5 birds) May-Sep 1997 (GI).
15.
Jupiter 2 and 3 - SE S8, NE S17, T41S, R43E - Soil Maps 8 (main) and 17 - DeLorme Page 109-A3: RADNOR
BEACH PARK (100 acres; owned by Palm Beach County, to be developed as a park) on the E side of US-1 between
the Olympus and The Ridge at the Bluffs developments.
SMP: 12 jays in 4 groups (2, 3, 3, and 4 birds) in May 1993 (GI and JG); 8 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 4
birds) in Sep 1997 (GI).
16.
Jupiter 3 and 6 and Riviera Beach 4 - E and NW S20, W S21, W S28, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 17 DeLorme Page 109-A3: JUNO HILLS NATURAL AREA (559 acres) on both sides of US-1, 0.2-0.6 mi N of Donald
Ross Road, and between Ellison Wilson Road and US-1, 0.0-1.0 mi S of Donald Ross Road.
Cox: 2 jays Nov 1980 (Cynthia Plockelman); 2 jays 8 May 1981 on Ellison Wilson Road between Donald
Ross Road and Juno Road (Palm Beach #9). Same as #27.
FNAI: 15 jays (including juveniles) 6 Jul 1988 (Steve Farnsworth).
SMP: 17 jays in 9 groups (1 group with 1 bird and 8 groups with 2) in May 1993 (GI and JG); 40 jays
in 14 groups (8 groups with 2 birds, 2 with 3, 2 with 4, and 2 with 5) Feb-Dec 1997 (GI).
17.
Jupiter 6 - middle S S21, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 109-A3: LOGGERHEAD PARK (17 acres, 5
acres of scrub) between US-1 and SR-A1A, 0.1-0.2 mi N of Donald Ross Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); 5 jays in 1 group in Nov 1997 that also used Juno Hills
Preserve (GI).
18.
Lake Worth 2 and/or 5 - SE S4, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 94 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: Sea Pines Way just N of
Hypoluxo Road between I-95 and US-1.
SMP: 5 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); jays in Mar 1997 (report to GI).
19.
Lake Worth 2 and/or 5 - NW S10, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 106 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: "Overlook Scrub"
(private) on the W side of US-1, 0.0-0.7 mi S of Hypoluxo Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); 7 jays in 3 groups (2, 2, and 3 birds) in Sep 1997
(GI).
20.
Lake Worth 2 - SW S16, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 106 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: between NW 19th Avenue,
Boynton Parkway, I-95, and Seacrest Boulevard, partially including what is now the ROLLING GREEN PRESERVE
in HESTER PARK (between NW 19th Avenue and NW 17th Avenue), owned by the City of Boynton Beach.
BBA: "carrying food or fecal sac, or feeding young" in 1990 (GI and JG).
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups (1 and 5 birds) in May 1993 in Hester Park (GI and JG); 2 jays in 1 group in
Sep 1997 in Hester Park (GI).
21.
Lake Worth 2 and/or 5 - SE S16, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 106 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: Four SeaSuns
Apartments between NE 16th Avenue, NE 20th Avenue, NE 2nd Lane, and NE 4th Street.
Cox: 4 jays Nov 1981 (J. Sandella) (Palm Beach #2).
22.
Lake Worth 3 - SW S21, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 106 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: GALAXY SCHOOL PRESERVE
on the E side of FECRR tracks at NE 6th Avenue.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); 0 jays since 1995 (GI and JG).
23.
Lake Worth 3 - SW S28, SE S29, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 118 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: between I-95 and
FECRR tracks 0.0-0.7 mi N of Woolbright Road.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); 3 jays in 1 group in Sep 1997 (GI).
24.
Lake Worth 3 - NE S33, T45S, R43E - Soil Map 118 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: between Seacrest Boulevard and
US-1, N of SE 20th Avenue and S of the Boynton Beach water treatment plant.
Cox: 4 jays Nov 1980 (J. Sandella); 1 jay 8 May 1981 (Palm Beach #3).
SMP: had jays up to 1992, when the habitat was cleared; 0 jays in May 1993 (GI and JG).
25.
Lake Worth 3 - NW S4, T46S, R43E - Soil Map 118 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: SEACREST SCRUB NATURAL
AREA (53 acres) between Seacrest Boulevard, Old Dixie Highway, SE 31st Avenue, and SE 35th Avenue.
26.
Lake Worth 3 - NW S4, T46S, R43E - Soil Map 118 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: between North Swinton Avenue,
Seacrest Boulevard, Bonnieview Road, and Church Road.
Cox: 2 jays Nov 1980 (J. Sandella); 1 jay 8 May 1981 (Palm Beach #4).
FNAI: 2 jays 10 Oct 1987 [observer?].
SMP: 0 jays in May 1993 (GI and JG); the scrub was cleared in 1997 (GI).
27.
Palm Beach 3 - SW S16, T44S, R43E - Soil Map 82 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: N 17th Avenue 0.2 mi E of I-95.
SMP: 1 jay in May 1993 (reported to GI and JG).
28.
Riviera Beach 1 and/or 4 - middle W S33, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: between the
Intracoastal Waterway, US-1, Ardley Road, and Pleasant Drive, partially including what is now FLORIDA POWER
AND LIGHT PRESERVE on Universe Street.
Cox: 2 jays Nov 1980 (Cynthia Plockelman); 2 jays 8 May 1981 (Palm Beach #9). Same as #15.
FNAI: 3 jays and a nest 10 and 24 May 1988 at Florida Power and Light property (Steve Farnsworth).
SMP: 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) in May 1993 at Florida Power and Light Preserve (GI and JG); 2
jays in 1 group in Aug 1997 at Florida Power and Light Preserve (GI).
29.
Riviera Beach 1 and/or 4 - NW S4, T42S, R43E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: Kathy Lane just W of
US-1, 0.25 mi N of SR-786.
FNAI: 2 adults 14 Jun 1988 (Steve Farnsworth).
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); jays in Dec 1994 (GI and JG); 0 jays since then (GI).
30.
Riviera Beach 4 - SE S28, NE S33, T41S, R43E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: Seminole Golf Course
on the E side of US-1.
Cox: "several reports" of jays in S33 (Palm Beach #10).
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group in May 1993 in S28 between US-1 and SR-A1A opposite Celestial Way, about 5
building lots (GI and JG); jays in Apr 1994 (GI and JG); 0 jays since then (GI).
31.
Rood 5 - NE S25, T40S, R42E - Soil Map 160 (bottom) - DeLorme Page 109-D3: 0.1 mi S of the Martin County
Line about 0.25 mi W of SR-811 (in 2 urban yards).
SMP: 1 jay in May 1993 (GI and JG); 0 jays since then (GI).
32.
Rood 5 - NE S34, T40S, R42E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 109-D3: W of Loxahatchee River Road, near the 90
turn in Rocking Horse Road (in 2 building lots)
SMP: 5 jays in 1 group in May 1993 (GI and JG); jays in Oct 1993 (GI and JG); 0 jays since then the
scrub later was cleared (GI).
PASCO COUNTY
Cox (1987) and others knew of 2 FSJ groups in Pasco County: 1 group at the Beacon Woods and Lakeside
Woodlands developments in 1981, and a 1977 report of 1 group on the Barthle Brothers Ranch, where Cox thought
other FSJs might exist. Cities with FSJ populations considered by Cox to be extirpated were New Port Richey and
Anclote. The BBA reported FSJs in New Port Richey in 1987, but the scrub was cleared later that year and the
birds were never seen again. Also in 1987, 1 FSJ was found on the Mickler Ranch in Anclote, and birds from the
same or an adjacent group were seen the Florida Power plant across the road around the same time. However, there
have been no subsequent FSJ sightings from this area.
The SMP found 68 FSJs in 23 groups at 10 sites in Pasco County in 1992-1993. The Beacon
Woods/Lakeside Woodlands site became extirpated in 1986, but single FSJ groups have been found at different
times in 2 nearby areas since then, possibly the same dispersing group or remnants of a larger population.
Regardless, these jays are doomed by the large housing developments that continue to expand in the area. The
Barthle Brothers Ranch in north-central Pasco County still contains some FSJ groups, and together with previously
unknown jays on three adjacent ranches, comprises the largest FSJ population remaining on the Gulf coast north of
Sarasota County. Cross Bar and Al-Bar ranches are owned by Pinellas County as a wellfield and buffer area, and
portions of the Barthle Brothers and Fort King ranches may be considered for acquisition by SWFWMD. The
protection and management of this FSJ population is essential.
Other current FSJ sites not known to Cox include 1-2 groups on private properties between Aripeka and
Hudson and at least 6 widely scattered groups in the Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area in eastern Pasco.
Many patches of oak scrub are found in northwestern Pasco (between CR-1/US-19 and Shady Hills Road north of
SR-52 a large, mostly rural area with rough unpaved roads), and these scrub patches likely harbor a few
unknown FSJ groups.
In 1994-1998, 14 FSJs at 5 new sites were discovered: single groups in 2 areas of the Green Swamp on
lands recently acquired by SWFWMD, 1 group on land recently added to J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park east of Port
Richey, another group at Cross Bar Ranch in north-central Pasco, and at least 1 jay south of Aripeka. Additionally,
more groups were found at Al-Bar Ranch in 1995 surveys. The SMP totals since 1992 are 94 FSJs in 32 groups at
10 sites in Pasco County. Add site just W of Starkey; GIS all OK; just add FSJ data for site.
Locations in Pasco County with FSJs, 1977-1998
1.
Aripeka 5 and 6 - SW S1, NW S12, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 82/83-A1: CR-595 about 1 mi W
of US-19 (or 0.05-0.25 mi S of Old Dixie Highway), an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Weekiwachee Riverine
System project (16,664 acres, 7116 acquired).
BBA: (Block 5) "nest with young" 7 May 1988 (Paul Young and BP); "suitable habitat" in 1988 (Bev
Hansen); (Block 6) "suitable habitat" in 1988 (Bev Hansen).
Add: 3 jays 29 Dec 1991 (Aripeka-Bayport CBC) (Paul Young and Gene Stoccardo).
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group up to Feb 1992 (Paul Young and BP) but not since; much scrub in the area has
been cleared since 1988.
2.
Aripeka 6 SE S11 and/or NE S14, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 4 - DeLorme Page 82/83-A1: Old Dixie Highway at
the Sea Pines power station (0.9 mi N of Gulf Way). Habitat is <1 acre of oak scrub W of the road, some burned in
1998.
New: 1 jay 5 Jun 1998 (Don Robinson).
3.
Aripeka 6 - NE S23, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 82/83-A1: site of the former Sunshine Flea
Market just E of US-19 on the S side of Denton Avenue.
Add: hand-tame jays fed by a vendor at the flea market in 1985 (fide Rene Shaw).
SMP: 0 jays 3 Nov 1992 (BP and Paul Young).
4.
Aripeka 6 - SW S23, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 82/83-A1: US-19 between Bolton Avenue and
(especially) Arcola Avenue.
Add: 1 jay 22 Jan 1991 (Lucy Seeds).
SMP: 1 jay in Nov 1992 (Carleton Sawyer); 1 jay in Jun 1993 (Mike Kenton); 2 jays 31 Dec 1993 (Lucy
Seeds); 1 jay 7 Jan 1994 (Don Robinson); 5 jays 15 May 1995 (Don Robinson); 3 jays 6 Oct 1995 (Don Robinson); 4
jays in 1 group 1 Jan 1996 (BP), at least 1 jay 31 Mar 1997 just N of Prestige Home Sales, Inc. on the W side of
US-19 (BP).
5.
Branchborough 1 and 2 and Clay Sink 2 - middle W S3, middle E S4, NE S5, NW S27, SE S28, T24S,
R22E; SE S11, SW S12, T25S, R22E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 84-B2: GREEN SWAMP WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA (121,618 acres), managed by SWFWMD: N of Ashley Bay, on Thrasher Ridges, and N of
Main Line Road.
SMP: 14 jays in 5 groups in Apr 1993 (Paul Elliott) as follows: 3 jays in 2 groups (1 and 2 birds) N of
Ashley Bay; 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) at Thrasher Ridges (Paul Elliott); and 6 jays in 1 group N of Main
Line Road in S5; 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) in 1 group in Apr 1994 (Kerry Tully) N of Main Line Road in S3
and S4; 10 jays in 3 groups (1, 1, and 8 birds) in 1996 (Mary Barnwell).
6.
Ehren 1 - NW S31, T24S, R19E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 83-B2: 4G Ranch N of SR-52 and continuous
with Al-Bar Ranch (#7) and Barthle Brothers Ranch (#8), partially included in SWFWMDs Pasco 1 project (22,465
acres, 0 acquired).
SMP: not surveyed, but 2 groups of jays that occur along the S boundary of Al-Bar Ranch range into the
Fort King Ranch (Peacock and Associates 1996). Aerial photographs indicate much habitat occurs in the N part of the
Fort King Ranch, and numerous other FSJs probably exist there. The ranch is managed intensively for Northern
Bobwhite hunting (Steve Peacock pers. comm. Feb 1997), with some livestock grazing, but the scrub is not currently
managed for FSJs.
7.
Ehren 1 and 4 and Masaryktown 3 and 6 - SE S19, all quarters S20, NE S29, S S30, T24S, R19E - Soil Maps
16 and 17 - DeLorme Pages 83-B2 and 83-A2: AL-BAR RANCH (4092 acres, owned by Pinellas County; 1500 acres
are established as an FSJ management area, and management is scheduled to begin) E of US-41 and N of SR-52, and
continuous with Barthle Brothers Ranch (#8) and Fort King Ranch (#6). Scrub on Al-Bar Ranch is so overgrown that
all FSJs have moved into the gallberry/Lyonia fringes around seasonal wetlands.
BBA: (Ehren 4) "fledged young" in "numerous small colonies" 20 May and 14 Jun 1989 (BP, Debbie
Grimes, Sean Rowe, and Diane Kelsey).
SMP: 32 jays in 12 groups 23-31 Mar 1993 (Steven Schultz in Peacock and Associates 1993); 48 jays in
17 groups (7 with 2 birds, 7 with 3, 2 with 4, and 1 with 5) 6 Sep-11 Oct 1995 (Peacock and Associates 1996). The
jays inhabiting the Al-Bar, Cross Bar, Barthle Brothers, and Fort King ranches are a scattered but contiguous
population that may number 75 or more birds. This is the second largest population remaining on the Gulf Coast,
and it is imperative it be preserved! (As of Jan 1997, 18 groups are protected and management of the scrub is
planned by Pinellas County on the Al-Bar and Cross Bar ranches, but the jays on the Barthle Brothers and 4G
ranches are not protected and the scrub is not managed).
8.
Ehren 1 and 4 and Masaryktown 6 - SE S21 and/or SW S22, middle W S28, S34, T24S, R19E - Soil Map 17 DeLorme Pages 83-A2 and 83-B2: Barthle Brothers Ranch (18,000 acres), part of SWFWMDs Pasco 1 project
(22,465 acres, 0 acquired) between US-41, CR-581, the Hernando County Line, and SR-52, adjacent to Fort King
Ranch (#6) and Al-Bar Ranch (#7).
Cox: 3 jays 26 Jan 1977 (Ron Mumme) SE of Big Fish Lake in S34 (Pasco #2).
BBA: (Ehren 4) "fledged young" in "numerous small colonies" 20 May and 14 Jun 1989 (BP, Debbie
Grimes, Sean Rowe, and Diane Kelsey); (Masaryktown 6) "fledged young" in 1988 (Debbie Grimes).
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups in cursory surveys 12 Feb 1993 (BP and Jack Dozier) and 12 May 1993 (BP and
Debbie Grimes) as follows: 2 jays N of Big Fish Lake, W of the sand road that leads to the lake (Section 21 and/or
22) and 5 jays on the SW side of Big Fish Lake (Section 28). Ron Mumme's jays were in Section 34, an area that was
not surveyed during the SMP. We may have overlooked many jays on the Barthle Brothers Ranch an obvious
choice for acquisition.
9.
Ehren 2 E S24, T25S, R18E; NE S18, SW S19, T25S, R19E - Soil Map x - DeLorme Page 83-B2:
Connerton DRI (8000 acres) between SR-52, US-41, and CR-583, part of SWFWMDs Pasco 1 project (22,465
acres, 0 acquired).
New: 10 jays in 3 groups (2, 3, and 5 birds) May-July 1997 (consultants, fide Suzanne Cooper),
discovered by Jim Beever. (The map submitted by the consultants suggests there may be 4 groups rather than 3).
10.
Fivay Junction 3 - T/R/S Soil Map x - DeLorme Page 83-B1: private lands just W of Starkey Wilderness Park.
Add: x jays in 1 group date (Steve Peacock).
11.
Fivay Junction 3 or Odessa 1, and Fivay Junction 6 - SW S25, T25S, R17E; SW S4 or NE S5, T26S, R17E Soil Maps 34 and 43 - DeLorme Page 83-B1 and 83-C1: STARKEY WILDERNESS PARK (19,000 acres, managed
by SWFWMD) between SR-52 and SR-54: 2 sites.
SMP: 1 jay about Jun 1993 (Mike Kenton) along the main road in S4 or S5; the bird was never seen again
and was presumably dispersing, possibly from the new site, below.
New: 3 jays in 1 group in Oct 1995 (Mike Kenton and Don Robinson); 2 jays 22 Dec 1995 (Don
Robinson, BP, and Mike Kenton); 2 jays 4 Jan 1997 (Don Robinson and Sharon Raymond-LaPlante); 2 jays and an
active nest 16 Mar 1997 (Don Robinson, BP et al.); all in S25.
12.
Masaryktown 3 - NW 24, T24S, R18E - Soil Map 16 - DeLorme Page 83-A2: CROSS BAR RANCH (7931 acres,
a Pinellas County wellfield managed for conservation) E of US-41 between the Hernando County Line and SR-52,
and adjacent to Al-Bar Ranch.
New: 5 jays in 1 group in Jun and Aug 1996 (Peacock and Associates 1996) and 5 jays in 1-2 groups 19
Feb 1997 (Steve Peacock and BP); 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) 4 and 6 Mar 1997 (BP and Steve Peacock).
Both FSJ groups occur in small gallberry/Lyonia areas around seasonal wetlands.
13.
Port Richey 4 - S S27, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 82/83-B3: vacant lot at the SE corner of Fivay
Road and Hudson Avenue, at Bayonet Point/Hudson Regional Medical Center.
Add: 1 jay in Sep 1987 (Bill and Millie Roeder); 2-3 jays in 1 group Feb-Dec 1991 (including 3 jays on
the 1991 West Pasco CBC) (BP, Paul Young, and Sean Rowe).
SMP: 0 jays since Feb 1992, when the scrub was chopped, and has been mowed regularly since then (BP
pers. obs.).
14.
Port Richey 4 - SE S34, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 82/83-B3: Beacon Woods and Lakeside
Woodlands developments W of Fivay Road.
Cox: 4 juveniles 13 Jun 1981 (Pasco #1).
BBA: "courtship" in 1986 (BP).
SMP: not surveyed. The last jay was seen in Oct 1986 (BP).
15.
Port Richey 4 - middle S S35, T24S, R16E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 82/83-B3: Beacon Woods East
development E of Fivay Road, opposite the recreation center on Clayton Boulevard. Habitat is a pruned exotic hedge!
SMP: 2 jays in Feb 1992 (Ken and Ruth Gleason); 5 jays in 1 group 4 Nov 1992 (BP and Jackie Fry) and
2 Jan 1993 (West Pasco CBC) (BP, Catherine Graham, and Don and Gretchen Woodard); 3 jays in 1 group 29 Dec
1993 (West Pasco CBC) (BP, Dave Goodwin, and Paul Young); 1 jay 30 Dec 1994 (West Pasco CBC) (BP, Paul
Young, and Charlie Buhrman); 2 jays 29 Dec 1995 (West Pasco CBC) (BP, Charlie Buhrman, and Erik Haney); 1 jay
4 January 1997 (West Pasco CBC) (BP, Paul Young, Rita Grant, and Lorraine Raap; 2 jays were present 20 Dec
1996 [BP]); 3 jays in 1 group xx Dec 1997 (West Pasco CBC) (BP, Rita Grant et al.).
16.
Port Richey 6 - SW S35, T25S, R16E - Soil Map 32 - DeLorme Page 82/83-B3: N of Massachusetts Avenue and E
of Osteen Road, near the athletic building.
BBA: "fledged young" in 1987 (Nancy Kinnunen).
SMP: not surveyed. The scrub was cleared in late 1987 and the birds were never seen again (Nancy
Kinnunen pers. comm.).
17.
Socrum 1 - SE S16, T26S, R22E - Soil Map 50 (left) - DeLorme Page 84-C2: an acquired portion of the ALSTON
TRACT (12,305 acres, 2843 acquired, managed by SWFWMD) W of the Polk County Line and S of the SCLRR
tracks.
New: 2 jays in 1 group 7 Apr 1994 (August Fox).
18.
Tarpon Springs 5 - S26, N S35, T26S, R15E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 82-C2: Bart Mickler Ranch E of the
Florida Power plant in Anclote.
Add: 1 jay 3 Jan 1987 (New Port Richey CBC) (Polly Hanford et al.).
BBA: 0 jays and no scrub found 23 June 1989 (BP and Paul Young).
SMP: 0 jays 2 Dec 1992 (BP and Paul Young) along public roads on the border of the ranch.
19.
Tarpon Springs 5 - S27, T26S, R15E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 82-C2: where Anclote Road heads S toward
Anclote (including portions of the GILLS TRACT [98 acres, owned by Pasco County], Mickler Ranch, and Florida
Power Corporation's Anclote plant).
Add: jays that occasionally visited the plant within the past 5 years (David Voigts in litt. Aug 1993);
Cerulean and Morrow (1993:87) wrote, ". . . watch for scrub jays in turkey oak scrub on east side of road" N of the
power plant, information presumably supplied by David Voigts.
SMP: 0 jays on the Gills Tract and at the Holiday Recreational Complex to the E, 7 Sep 1993 (BP and Don
Robinson).
Former FSJ sites not listed in Cox (1987):

1.
Port Richey 4 - SW S2 and/or SE S3, T25S, R16E - Soil Map 22 - DeLorme Page 82/83-B3: Beacon Woods
development: NE of the jct of Beacon Woods Drive and Clock Tower Parkway.
Add: at least 1 jay in Jun 1977 (BP); the scrub was cleared in 1979 (BP).
2.
Port Richey 6 - middle N S5, T26S, R16E - Soil Map 41 and/or 42 - DeLorme Page 82/83-B3: W end of Vermont
Avenue W of North River Road, in New Port Richey.
Add: 1 jay in Jan 1978 (BP) in an area with no scrub; the jay undoubtedly was dispersing.
PINELLAS COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: unknown, but very little
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 1 dispersing jay in 1994
% of current FSJ groups on protected lands: no groups
Cox (1987) knew of no FSJs in Pinellas County in 1981, and reported that the last resident jays (at
Weedon Island, now a preserve) were eliminated in the 1950s. Single dispersing jays were seen at St. Petersburg in
1962 and 1976. The SMP did not search for FSJs in Pinellas, but received an unsubstantiated report of jays that
persisted into the early 1990s in the northeast corner of the county. Last (?) jays in N Pinellas @ Countryside Mall
area in 1960s [?] - call Steve Peacock.
In 1994, 1 new FSJ visited a St. Petersburg back yard for a few hours. This was the first accepted FSJ
report from Pinellas County since 1976, when 1 was found at Weedon Island Preserve (626 acres), which contains
some scrub. Interestingly, the 1994 jay was only 2-3 miles [3-5 km] south of Weedon Island. Determining the
origin of this dispersing bird presents a challenge. Because Tampa Bay is a barrier to birds dispersing from the east
or south, the bird must have originated from the north (if it arrived in St. Petersburg on its own). Despite the recent
report of FSJs northeast of Oldsmar (see below), there are no known FSJ populations extant in Pinellas County.
FSJs apparently persisted at Anclote in extreme southwestern Pasco County into the late 1980s, but none are
known to occur there at present. The remnant patches of scrub in that area and in extreme northern Pinellas
County are heavily overgrown oak scrub or sand pine forest.
The straight-line distance from the St. Petersburg site to the nearest known FSJs in Pasco County (site
#11) is about 31 miles (50 km). This distance is much longer than the known long-distance FSJ dispersal record of
22 miles (35 km) (Stith et al. 1996) [W&F 1996b state 24 km (33 mi)]. This suggests one of three scenarios for
the St. Petersburg jay: 1) this FSJ was the longest known dispersal, 2) there is an overlooked FSJ population closer
to St. Petersburg, in either northern Pinellas, northwestern Hillsborough, or southwestern Pasco counties from
which the jay dispersed, or 3) the St. Petersburg jay was transported by humans or rode a vehicle from elsewhere.
Any of these 3 seems possible, but Stith et al. (1996) state that 5 miles (8 km) of distance through non-scrub habitats is
close to the biological maximum for FSJs; the St. Petersburg bird would have moved at least 31 miles (50 km) through non scrub habitats if it arrived on its own.
Location of FSJs in Pinellas County, 1980-1998
1.
Port Tampa 2 - S4, T31S, R17E - No Soil Map - DeLorme Page 91-B1: Colorado Avenue NE in St. Petersburg.
New: 1 jay for a few hours 3 Sep 1994 (Austin and Ron Smith, Margie Wilkinson in Pranty 1995).
An unconfirmed FSJ site:

1.
Oldsmar: powerlines S of BROOKER CREEK PRESERVE (8500 acres).

Add: 1 group of jays present up to about 1991 (Theresa Jones pers. comm.).
POLK COUNTY
SMP data compiler: Brad Stith (BMS)
Cox (1987) and others found at least 119 FSJs at 25 sites (2 of these at Avon Park Air Force Range) in
Polk County in 1980-1981. Most sites were in the southeast quarter of the county, with the largest numbers of jays
along Boy Scout Camp/Walk-In-Water roads, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Lake Kissimmee State Park, along
Lake Arbuckle/Rucks Dairy roads, and at Indian Lake Estates development. In addition to Air Force Range and the
state park, protected jays were found at Tiger Creek Nature Preserve. Cox recommended that the scrub along Lake
Arbuckle and Rucks Dairy roads be protected; today, this site is now part of Lake Wales Ridge State Forest.
The SMP located 548 FSJs in 193 groups at 42 sites in Polk County in 1992-1993. Although most groups
were found in the southeast quarter of the county, single groups were found in the northwestern and northeastern
corners, 1 group was found a few miles north of Lakeland, and 2 groups were found at a phosphate mine northeast
of Mulberry. A single group southeast of Mulberry released onto reclaimed (i.e., transplanted) scrub at another
phosphate mine in the late 1980s still persists.
Protected FSJ groups are found at Avon Park Air Force Range (42 groups), Catfish Creek Preserve (35-36
groups), Disney Wilderness Preserve (22 groups), Lake Wales Ridge State Forest (18 groups, including 5 new,
below), Lake Kissimmee State Park (6 groups), Tiger Creek Nature Preserve (2 groups), and Saddle Blanket Lakes
Scrub Preserve (2 groups). Numerous other FSJ groups inhabit scrubs that are targeted for acquisition, including
Sunray/Hickory Lake South tract (7 groups), Peace Creek System project (4 groups), Hesperides tract (4 groups),
the remaining Lake Walk-In-Water tract (2 groups), and the Trout Lake tract (1 group). See Highlands County for
more information on the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystems CARL project.
In 1995-1996, 49 FSJs at 7 new sites were discovered. Privately owned sites are River Ranch Acres (4
groups at 2 sites), 3 miles north of Lakeland, and in the extreme northeastern corner of the county. Protected FSJs
were found on lands added to Lake Wales Ridge State Forest (5 groups), and at Kicco Wildlife Management Area
along the Kissimmee River (5 groups in 1994). A single group was found on the eastern side of Crooked Lake, a
site proposed for acquisition by the Polk County ESL program. The SMP totals since 1992 are 597 FSJs in 210
groups at 48 sites in Polk County.
Locations in Polk County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Alturas 2 - SE S32, T30S, R26E, NE S5, T31S, R26E - Soil Maps 99 and 110 - DeLorme Page 93-B2: Sinkhole
Road 0.8 mi E of Lake Henry Road.
Alturas 3 - DeLorme Page 93-B2.

BBA: "suitable habitat" 18 Jul 1986 (Buck Cooper).
2.
Alturas 4 - W S17, W S20, T30S, R27E - Soil Maps 89 and 100 - DeLorme Page 93-B2: Crews Road 1.4-2.7 mi
N of Alturas-Babson Park Cutoff Road, part of SWFWMDs Peace Creek System project (13,416 acres, 0 acquired).
Cox: 2 jays Nov 1980 (Chuck Geanangel); 3 jays 28 Aug 1981 (Polk #17).
3.
Alturas 4 - NW S30, T30S, R27E - Soil Map 100 - DeLorme Page 93-D2: E side of Alturas-Babson Park Cutoff
Road 1.6 mi W of Crews Road.
4.
Alturas 5 - SW S32, T30S, R27E - Soil Map 100 - DeLorme Page 93-B2: Lake Buffum Road 0.8-1.65 mi S of
Alturas-Babson Park Cutoff Road.
Cox: 2 jays Nov 1980 (Chuck Geanangel); 4 jays (3 adults and 1 juvenile) 28 Aug 1981 (Polk #18).
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (BMS) 0.8 mi S of the road.
5.
Alturas 5 - SW S36, T30S, R26E; S S31, T30S, R27E - Soil Map 100 - DeLorme Page 93-B2: between AlturasBabson Park Cutoff Road and Lake Buffum Drive.
6.
Alturas 5 - SE S5, T31S, R27E - Soil Map 111 - DeLorme Page 93-B2: Rhoden-Buffum Road (= East Buffum
Road) 0.3-0.5 mi S of Lake Buffum Road, part of SWFWMDs Peace Creek System project (13,416 acres, 0
acquired).
Cox: 1 jay 28 Aug 1981 (Polk #19).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) 0.5 mi S.
7.
Alturas 6 and Babson Park 3 - S21, T31S, R27E - Soil Map 123 - DeLorme Pages 93-B2 and 93-B3: between
Rhoden-Buffum Road and US-27.
FNAI: jay(s) 13 Mar 1986 (Christman 1988).
SMP: 0 jays [date?} (BMS).
8.
Babson Park 1 and 2 - NE and SW S34, T30S, R27E; NE S3, T31S, R27E - Soil Maps 101 and 112 DeLorme Page 93-B3: US-27, 0.5 mi N to 2 mi S of CR-640 in the vicinity of Crooked Lake Park, partially within
SWFWMDs Peace Creek System project (13,416 acres, 0 acquired).
FNAI: 4-6 jays 15 Aug 1983 (G. Schultz); jay(s) 29 Apr 1987 (Christman 1988).
9.
Babson Park 2 and/or 5 - E S12, T31S, R27E; W S7, T31S, R28E - Soil Map 112 - DeLorme Page 93-B3: NW
of Breezy Point Road E of Crooked Lake, a 940-acre tract under consideration for purchase by the Polk County ESL
program.
New: 3 jays in 1 group 22 Sep 1995 (Buck and Linda Cooper).
10.
Babson Park 3 - W S22, NW S27, T31S, R27E - Soil Map 124 - DeLorme Page 93-B3: SCLRR tracks W of US27.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups (BMS) as follows: 2 jays 13 May 1993 on lots 168-175 of Bountiful Lands Inc.
property E of the RR tracks; and 2 jays [date?] 0.25 mi W of the RR tracks on the section line.
11.
Babson Park 3 - S26, T31S, R27E - Soil Map 124 - DeLorme Page 93-B3: near the jct of US-27 and CR-630A.
FNAI: 3 jays 8 Jun 1982 (Henry Stevenson).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (BMS); the closest jays (#10, above) are about 1.5 mi NW.
12.
Bereah 2 - SW 10 and/or NW S15, T32S, R26E - Soil Map 134 - DeLorme Page 93-C2: 1 mi W of Lake Buffum
Road 0.4 mi N of Bowlegs Creek (or 1.0 mi N of Avon Park Cutoff Road).
13.
Bereah 4 and Frostproof 1 - SW S9, T32S, R27E - Soil Map 135 - DeLorme Pages 93-C2 and 93-C3: where
McClellan Road turns E.
14.
Bradley Junction 4 - NE S21, S22, T30S, R24E - Soil Map 96 - DeLorme Page 92-B3: NORALYN WEST
TRACT (1117 acres), including a small reclaimed (i.e., transplanted) scrub site on reclaimed phosphate mine land.
BBA: "nest with young" in 1989 (Buck Cooper); "nest with young" in 1990 (Buck Cooper).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS); jays in Feb 1995 (Dan Schmutz).
15.
Davenport 1 - middle W S13, T26S, R27E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 85-C3: W side of US-17/92, 1.1-1.2 mi
S of CR-54.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS); at least 2 jays in 1 group 19 Jul 1997 (Bill Pranty).
16.
Davenport 1 - S9, S10, T26S, R27E - Soil Maps 18 and 19 - DeLorme Page 85-C3: 0.6-1.6 mi S of the jct of I-4 and
CR-54.
FNAI: jay(s) 24 Jul 1991 (E. J. Chicardi).
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (BMS); "area being bulldozed."
Davenport 2 - DeLorme Page 85-C3.

BBA: "nest with young" in 1990 (Dorothy Moran).

BBA: "agitated behavior" 25 May 1989 (Robbyn Gore).

BBA: "fledged young" 28 Apr 1989 (Chuck Geanangel).
17.
Dundee 4 - W and SE S28, E S29, N S33, T27S, R28E - Soil Map 43 - DeLorme Page 85-D3: N of McMan
Road and S of Lake Marion Creek Road, an unacquired portion of SFWMDs Upper Lakes Basin Watershed project
Cox: 3 jays 12 Sep 1981 (Polk #11).
FNAI: jays 10 Mar 1986 (Christman 1988).
SMP: 30 jays in 7 groups (2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 8 birds) [date?] (E. Bailey in litt. 24 Jan 1994); 26 jays in
13 groups (4 groups with 1 bird, 5 with 2, and 4 with 3) [date?] (BMS); use these data. All but 5 jays in 2 groups
are within the SFWMD project.
Eloise 4 - DeLorme Page 93-A2.

BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1987 (Buck Cooper).
18.
Eloise 6 - NE S7, T30S, R27E - Soil Map 89 - DeLorme Page 93-A2: SCLRR tracks W of West Lake Wales.
19.
Fort Kissimmee NW 1, 4, 5, and 6 - SW S36, T31S, R31E; SE S1, NE S12, T32S, R31E; NE S18, SE
S30, T32S, R32E - Soil Maps 129, 141, 154 (left), and 154 (right) - DeLorme Page 94-C3: KICCO WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA (7426 acres; managed by SFWMD) along the W side of the Kissimmee River between SR60 and the Highlands County line, contiguous with Avon Park Air Force Range and the Bombing Range Ridge and
Flatwoods CARL project.
BBA: (Block 1) "fledged young" 8 Jul 1989 (Paul Fellers); (Block 4) "fledged young" 8 Jul 1989 (Buck
Cooper).
SMP: no data.
New: 14 jays in 5 groups (1, 2, 3, 3, and 5 birds) in 1996 (Larry Riopelle).
20.
Fort Kissimmee NW 6, Lake Weohyakapka 6, and Lake Weohyakapka SE 2 and 3 - E S28, T31S, R29E; NW
S10, NW S16, middle W S21, middle N S28, T31S, R30E; E S31, W S32, T32S, R32E - Soil Maps 115,
116, 126, 127, and 154 (left) - DeLorme Page 94-C3: River Ranch Acres development (35,000+ acres!; almost no
paved roads) between CR-630, SR-60, Kicco Wildlife Management Area, and Avon Park Air Force Range. Much of
this development is part of the Bombing Range Ridge and Flatwoods CARL project.
SMP: 3 jays in 2 groups opposite Indian Lake Estates development as follows: 1 jay [date?] (BMS) 1.4
mi SW of SR-60; and 2 jays 0.4 mi SW of SR-60 and 0.15 mi E of CR-630 [date?] (Dave Leonard).
New: 12 jays in 4 groups in Nov 1995 (Larry Riopelle) as follows: 7 jays in 2 groups (3 and 4 birds)
between CR-630 and near the NW corner of the Air Force Range (Larry Riopelle); and 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3
birds) in Nov 1995 S of the jct of CR-630 and SR-60, 0.5 and 1.5 mi N of the Air Force Range. 2 or 3 of the groups
at River Ranch Acres are within the Bombing Range Ridge and Flatwoods CARL project.
21.
Fort Kissimmee NW 6, Lake Arbuckle 4, and Lake Arbuckle NE 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - SW S2, N S11, SW S12,
NE S13, T32S, R29E; SW S4, W S9, W S12, N and SW S13, E S14, NW S16, W and SE S25, all
S36, T32S, R30E - Soil Maps 139, 140, and 152 - DeLorme Pages 94-C3, 94-C1, and 94-C2: AVON PARK AIR
FORCE RANGE (106,110 acres) between Arbuckle Creek and the Kissimmee River in Highlands and Polk counties.
Cox: 6 jays 1 Aug 1981 on Frostproof Road between Bravo Road and Carter Road, in 2 patches of scrub
0.8 mi apart (Polk #1); 14-15 jays 1 Aug 1981 on Old Bravo Road 1.1-3.0 mi N of Kissimmee Road (Polk #2), plus
other jays in Highlands County.
BBA: (Fort Kissimmee NW 6) "fledged young" in 1987 (Hoke Fitzgerald); (Lake Arbuckle NE 2)
"pair" 10 May 1987 (Gina Clark); (Lake Arbuckle NE 4) "fledged young" 30 Jul 1987 (Gina Clark); (Lake
Arbuckle NE 5) "fledged young" in 1988 (Gina Clark); (Lake Arbuckle NE 6) "suitable habitat" in 1986 (Gina
Clark); "fledged young" 25 Jun 1987 (Gina Clark), plus other jays in Highlands County.
SMP: 0 jays at the Cox #1 site, but 159 jays in 42 groups elsewhere, plus other jays in Highlands County,
in Apr 1995 (Bowman et al. 1995). The total population in Avon Park Air Force Range is 366 jays in 78 groups.
22.
Frostproof 1 - E S36, T31S, R27E; W S31, T31S, R28E - Soil Map 124 - DeLorme Page 93-C3: CR-630, 0.00.75 mi N of CR-630A.
Cox: 2 jays 11 Sep 1981 (Polk #4).
FNAI: jay(s) [date?] (Christman 1988); 1 jay 26 Apr 1991 (Patricia MacLaren).
23.
Frostproof 1 and 2 - SE S11, SW S12, SE S13, NW S19, T32S, R27E; W S7, T32S, R28E - Soil Map 136
- DeLorme Page 93-C3: Sunray/Hickory Lake South CARL project (1890 acres, 0 acquired) along and E and W of
US-27 between US-27A and CR-700.
Cox: 3 jays 28 Aug 1981 on the W side of US-27, 0.85-1.1 mi N of US-27A, and near the jct of Harvard
Avenue and US-27 (Polk #8).
SMP: 13 jays in 7 groups (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, and 3 birds) [date?] (BMS).
24.
Frostproof 3 - W and SE S25, E S26, N S36, T32S, R27E - Soil Map 148 - DeLorme Page 93-C3: SADDLE
BLANKET LAKES PRESERVE (642 acres; owned and managed by TNC) W of US-27 between Avon Park Cutoff
Road and the Highlands County Line.
BBA: "suitable habitat" 5 Jun 1990 (Buck Cooper).
25.
Frostproof 5 - NE S19, W S20, T32S, R28E - Soil Map 148 - DeLorme Page 93-C3: S side of Lake Livingston
Road 0.25 mi E of US-27A, and US-27A 0.25 mi N of Lake Livingston Road.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups [date?] (BMS) as follows: 3 jays on [?] road; and 1 jay on US-27A.
26.
Frostproof 5 - NW S29, NE S30, T32S, R28E - Soil Map 148 - DeLorme Page 93-C3: E side of US-27, 0.6 mi S
of US-27A.
27.
Frostproof 6 - middle S34, T32S, R28E - Soil Map 149 - DeLorme Page 93-C3: 1.0-1.5 mi E of US-27 and 0.5 mi N
of the Highlands County Line, including the Trout Lake CARL project (59 acres, 0 acquired).
Cox: 1 jay 30 Aug 1981 (Polk #10).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (BMS) just N of Trout Lake, part of the CARL project.
28.
Gum Lake 6 - SE S7, T27S, R27E - Soil Map 33 - DeLorme Page 85-C2: 0.5 mi W of US-27 and 0.7 mi S of
Sanders Road, an unacquired portion of the Green Swamp CARL project (69,600 acres, 5313 acquired).
29.
Hesperides 1 and Lake Wales 4 - all S2, W and SE S3, all quarters S7, SW S8, N S10, all S11, all quarters
S12, all quarters S13, all S14, NW S18, T29S, R28E - Soil Maps 71 and 72 - DeLorme Pages 94-A1 and 93-A3:
acquired portions of ALLAN DAVID BROUSSARD CATFISH CREEK STATE PRESERVE (6424 acres, 3966
acquired) on the E side of Lake Pierce, mostly N of Catfish Creek.
FNAI: jay(s) in S2 in 1988 and S13 14 Sep 1987 (Christman 1988).
BBA: (Hesperides 1) "fledged young" 22 May 1990 (Buck Cooper).
SMP: 97 jays in 35 groups only in S10 and 11 [date?] (BMS); 124 jays in 36 groups in 1994 (Bob
Burns).
30.
Hesperides 2 - SE S19, T29S, R29E - Soil Map 82 - DeLorme Page 94-A1: N of a creek 1 mi NNE of Cox #15
(Camp Mack Road).
FNAI: jay(s) 20 Oct 1986 (Christman 1988).
31.
Hesperides 2 - S S30, T29S, R29E - Soil Map 82 - DeLorme Page 94-A1: N side of Camp Mack Road 0.35-0.65
mi W of Boy Scout Camp Road.
Cox: 3 jays Nov 1980 (Chuck Geanangel); 3 jays 29 Aug 1981 (Polk #15).
FNAI: jay(s) 4 Nov 1987 (Christman 1988).
32.
Hesperides 3 and Lake Weohyakapka 1 - SW S29, SE S30, E S31, W S32, T29S, R29E; W S5, E S6,
E S7, W S8, W S17, E S18, NE S19, NW S20, T30S, R29E - Soil Maps 82, 92, 93, and 102 - DeLorme
Page 94-A1: Hesperides CARL project (3900 acres, 0 acquired) along Boy Scout Camp Road from Camp Mack Road
to 2 mi S of SR-60.
Cox: 10 jays (8 adults and 2 juveniles) 29 Aug 1981 along Boy Scout Road between Camp Mack Road
and SR-60 (Polk #16); 7 jays (5 adults and 2 juveniles) 29 Aug 1981 along Lake Walk-In-Water Road 0.55-1.45 mi
S of SR-60 (Polk #20).
FNAI: jay(s) 26 Apr 1991 (Patricia MacLaren) at the Cox #16 site; jay(s) 24 Nov 1987 (Christman 1988)
at the Cox #20 site.
SMP: 0 jays [date?] (BMS) at the Cox #20 site, but 8 jays in 5 groups 16 Feb 1994 (BMS) elsewhere as
follows: 2 jays at the NW corner of Boy Scout Camp Road and [?] road (0.25 mi N of the curve); 1, 2, and 2 jays E of
the curve in Boy Scout Camp Road; and 1 jay on the E side of Boy Scout Camp Road 0.4 mi S of the curve some of
these are the Cox #16 site.
33.
Hesperides 4 and Lake Weohyakapka NE 2 - SW S12, NW S13, SW S25, N S36, T29S, R29E - Soil Map
73 - DeLorme Page 94-A1: LAKE KISSIMMEE STATE PARK (5861 acres): near the entrance and at Buster Island.
Cox: 3 jays 29 Aug 1981 at the entrance (Polk #13); 8-12 jays at Buster Island (Polk #14).
BBA: (Lake Weohyakapka NE 2): "suitable habitat" in 1986 (Larry Walkinshaw); "occupied nest" in
1986 (Peggy and John Hawkison).
FNAI: 1 jay 26 Apr 1991 (Patricia MacLaren).
SMP: 15 jays in 6 groups (1, 1, 2, 2, 3, and 6 birds) [date?] (BMS) as follows: 4 groups at the entrance
and 2 groups at Buster Island.
Hesperides 5 - DeLorme Page 94-A1: Armington Ranch. Call Maureen Leonard.

BBA: "pair" in 1986 (Lawrence Walkinshaw); "agitated behavior" in 1988 (Lawrence Walkinshaw).
34.
Hesperides 6 - SW S2, SE S3, T30S, R29E - Soil Map 92 - DeLorme Page 94-A1: W of the road from SR-60 to
Lake Rosalie.
35.
Hesperides 6 and Lake Weohyakapka NE 3 - S S12, NE S13, T30S, R29E - Soil Map 93 - DeLorme Page 94A1 and 94-A2: Tiger Lake Road 0.5-1.2 mi E of the road from SR-60 to Lake Rosalie.
SMP: 15 jays in 5 groups (2, 3, 3, 3, and 4 birds) [date?] (BMS); jays in 1994 (Florida Lions Camp in
litt.) at the Florida Lions Camp about 0.25 mi N of SR-60 on Tiger Lake Road.
36.
Lake Arbuckle 1 - SE S36, T31S, R28E - Soil Map 125 - DeLorme Page 94-C1: W side of Lake Reedy Boulevard
between Lake Arbuckle Road and Blue Jordan Road.
Cox: 2 jays 30 Aug 1981 0.9-1.3 mi N of Lake Arbuckle Road (Polk #5).
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups (2 and 2 birds) [date?] (BMS) 0.25 and 1.5 mi N of Lake Arbuckle Road.
37.
Lake Arbuckle 1 and Lake Weohyakapka 3 - middle E S30, T31S, R29E - Soil Map 126 - DeLorme Page 94-B1:
Lake Walk-In-Water CARL project (1500 acres, 0 acquired) between the Walk-In-The-Water and Arbuckle tracts of
Lake Wales Ridge State Forest.
38.
Lake Arbuckle 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 and Lake Weohyakapka 2 and 3 - SE S19, T31S, R29E; SE S6, NE S7, SE
S17, N S20, SW S22, SW S28, E S29, SW S32, T32S, R29E - Soil Maps 102, 103, 113, 114, 125, 126, 138,
and 150 - DeLorme Page 94-C1: LAKE WALES RIDGE STATE FOREST (16,675 acres) between US-27, Lake
Arbuckle, Lake Arbuckle Road, and the Highlands County Line (ARBUCKLE TRACT; includes LAKE ARBUCKLE
STATE PARK [2813 acres]), and mostly W of Lake Walk-In-The-Water Road 0.0-4.5 mi N of CR-630 (WALK-INTHE-WATER TRACT).
Cox: 23-25 jays at 4 sites as follows: 5 jays 1 Aug 1981 on CR-64, 0.0-1.6 mi NE of the Highlands County
Line (Polk #3); 14-16 jays (13-15 adults and 1 juvenile) 30 Aug 1981 along Lake Arbuckle Road and Rucks Dairy
Road (Polk #7); 2 jays 29 Aug 1981 on Lake Walk-In-Water Road 3.2-4.1 mi N of CR-630 (Polk #24); and 2 jays 29
Aug 1981 on Lake Walk-In-Water Road 1.6-2.2 mi N of CR-630 (Polk #25).
BBA: (Lake Arbuckle 2) "territorial behavior" 21 May 1989 (Mike McMillian); (Lake Arbuckle 6)
"fledged young" in 1987 (Brian Millsap); "nest with eggs" in 1989 (Mike McMillian).
SMP: ARBUCKLE TRACT: 0 jays [date?] (BMS) at the Cox #3 site, but 19 jays in 8 groups (5 groups
with 2 jays and 3 groups with 3 birds) [date?] (BMS) elsewhere; 48 jays in 19 groups in Sep-Oct 1994 (Larry
Riopelle); 30 jays in 13 groups in Nov 1995 (Larry Riopelle); use these data. WALK-IN-THE-WATER TRACT: 0
jays at the Cox #24 site, but 8 jays in 3 groups (2, 3, and 3 birds) [date?] near the Cox #25 site, and opposite the
Cox #6 site (BMS).
New: at least about 20 jays in 5 groups 24 Jan 1996 (Larry Riopelle and Ann Malatesta) in recently
acquired property; CALL ANN MALATESTA. The total population of FSJs in Lake Wales Ridge State Forest is
at least 50 jays in at least 18 groups in 1995-1996.
39.
Lake Arbuckle 2 - SE S12, T32S, R28E - Soil Map 137 - DeLorme Page 94-C1: E of Reedy Creek and N of
Livingston Creek, adjacent to Lake Wales Ridge State Forest.
40.
Lake Arbuckle 2 and 3 - W S14, E S15, E S22, W S23, W S26, E S27, T32S, R28E - Soil Maps 137 and
149 - DeLorme Page 94-C1: Old Avon Park Road 1.8-3.9 mi S of T. S. Wilson Road, adjacent to Lake Wales Ridge
State Forest.
Cox: 3 jays 30 Aug 1981 (Polk #9).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] 0.45 mi S of Livingston Creek (BMS).
41.
Lake Hatchineha 2 - W S2, middle N S11, T28S, R28E - Soil Map 51 - DeLorme Page 86-D1: between Lake
Marion Creek and Lake Marion, of which part is an unacquired portion of SFWMDs Upper Lakes Basin Watershed
project (43,500 acres, 11,087 acquired).
BBA: "carrying food or fecal sac, or feeding young" in 1988 (Paul Fellers); "suitable habitat" 3 Mar
1989, "5 birds on Poinciana Parkway (Ruth Clark).
SMP: 14 jays in 4 groups (3, 3, 4, and 4 birds) [date?] (BMS); 2 groups are within the SFWMD project.
42.
Lake Hatchineha 3 - NW S25, T28S, R28E - Soil Map 61 - DeLorme Page 86-D1: S side of CR-542, 1.8 mi from
its W end at Lake Hatchineha, an unacquired portion of SFWMDs Upper Lakes Basin Watershed project (43,500
acres, 11,087 acquired).
43.
Lake Hatchineha 5 and 6 - NW S3, SE S4, S S10, W and SE S14, E S15, T28S, R29E - Soil Maps 52
and 53 - DeLorme Page 86-D1: DISNEY WILDERNESS PRESERVE (11,498 acres; owned and managed by TNC) in
Osceola and Polk counties. Add the Graves Site and new section.
SMP: 69 jays in 22 groups (6 groups with 2 birds, 10 with 3, 3 with 4, 3 with 5), plus other jays in
Osceola County, 15-19 Nov 1993 (Bill Pranty) mostly along the main road, and especially in the vicinity of the
landing strip (in S10, 14, and 15). The total population in Disney Wilderness Preserve in 1993 was 122 jays in 39
groups. In Jul 1996, only 40 jays in 13 groups were found at the Preserve, and 68 jays in 19 groups (26 of these
juveniles) were counted in Jul 1997 (Maureen Leonard pers. comm.). Presumably an epizootic was responsible for
the severe decline in FSJ numbers between 1993 and 1996, but numbers probably will return to 1993 levels or
increase further as TNC is managing the scrub for FSJs.
44.
Lake Louisa SW 6 - NE S5, T26S, R27E - Soil Map 18 - DeLorme Page 85-B2: CR-54, 0.5 mi W of I-4.
New: 3 jays in 1 group in Jan 1995 (fide Nancy Douglass).
45.
Lake Marian SW 2 - NE S32, T30S, R31E - Soil Map 94 (right) - DeLorme Page 94-B3: 1.7 mi N of SR-60 and
1.3-1.4 mi W of Lake Kissimmee.
Lake Marian SW 6 - DeLorme Page 94-B3.
BBA: "fledged young" in 1989 (Hoke Fitzgerald).

46.
Lake Weohyakapka 1 - W S29, E S30, T30S, R29E - Soil Map 103 - DeLorme Page 94-B1: Lake Walk-In-Water
Road 2.5-3.3 mi S of SR-60.
Cox: 2 jays 29 Aug 1981 (Polk #21).
47.
Lake Weohyakapka 1 and 2 - S30, S36, T30S, R28E; S30, N S31, W S32, T30S, R29S; S S2, N S11, T31S,
R28E - Soil Maps 103 and 113 - DeLorme Page 94-B1: TIGER CREEK PRESERVE (4778 acres; owned and
managed by TNC).
Cox: 2 jays 29 Aug 1981 on Lake Walk-In-Water Road 4.3-5.3" mi S of SR-60, and W on an unpaved
road to the Preserve (Polk #22). Cox's mileage does not conform to the Section data; he apparently meant 3.3-4.3 mi,
rather than 4.3-5.3 mi. Cox's mileage as listed overlaps the area in Cox #24 (Polk #38); 2 jays Nov 1980 (Chuck
Geanangel) on Pfundstein Road E of Murray Road (Polk #38).
BBA: (Block 2): "nest with eggs" in 1989 (Buck Cooper).
FNAI: about 7 jays 8 Oct 1982 (S. Brinson and J. McKinley); jay(s) [date?] (Christman 1988).
SMP: 0 jays at the Cox #23 site, but 5 jays in 2 groups (2 and 3 birds) at the Cox #22 site [date?] (BMS).
48.
Lake Weohyakapka 1 - SW S31, T30S, R29E - Soil Map 103 - DeLorme Page 94-B1: W of Tiger Creek, outside
Tiger Creek Nature Preserve.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (BMS).
49.
Lake Weohyakapka 3 - N and SW S30, T31S, R29E - Soil Map 126 - DeLorme Page 94-B1: Blue Jordan Road
0.0-0.95 mi SW of CR-630.
Cox: 4 jays 29-30 Aug 1981 (Polk #6).
Lake Weohyakapka 4 - DeLorme Page 94-B1.

BBA: "pair" in 1988 (Tom Palmer).
Lake Weohyakapka 5 - DeLorme Page 94-B1.

BBA: "fledged young" 30 Jun 1989 (Buck Cooper).
50.
Lake Weohyakapka NE 2 and 3 - NW S33, T29S, R30E; middle S S4, S S5, T30S, R30E - Soil Maps 83
(main) and 93 - DeLorme Page 94-A2: between Tiger Lake and Lake Kissimmee.
SMP: 16 jays in 6 groups (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, and 4 birds) [date?] (BMS).
51.
Lake Weohyakapka SE 2 and 3 - S S4, SE S5, SE S8, SE S9, T31S, R30E - Soil Map 115 - DeLorme Page
94-B2: "Indian Lake Estates" development (6400 acres) between SR-60 and CR-630.
Cox: 2 jays Nov 1980 (Chuck Geanangel); 13-14 jays 29 Aug 1981 (Polk #12).
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups (3 and 3 birds) [date?] (BMS) along the same E/W road, only in S5.
52.
Lakeland 4 - NE S29, T27S, R24E - Soil Map 37 - DeLorme Page 84-D3: "Bridgewater" DRI S of CR-33, 1.0 mi
W of Old Combee Road.
New: 1 jay 25 or 26 Apr 1995 (Vivienne Handy and Dave Sumpter fide Mary Ann Poole).
53.
Mulberry 5 - S S29, T29S, R24E - Soil Map 75 - DeLorme Page 92-A3: phosphate mine S of SCLRR tracks.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups (3 and 3 birds) [date?] (Brian Toland).
54.
Socrum 2 - NE S34, T26S, R22E - Soil Map 20 - DeLorme Page 84-C2: proposed FPL right-of-way through an
acquired portion of the ALSTON TRACT (12,305 acres, 2843 acquired), owned and managed by SWFWMD.
Add: 2 jays (1 adult and 1 juvenile) 19 Jun 1990 (Jim Beever).
SMP: no data.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993 (outside Ocala National Forest): 4272 acres
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 10 groups at 1 site
SMP data compiler (outside Ocala National Forest): Jack Dozier (JD)
Cox (1987) knew of 6 FSJs at 3 sites in Putnam County in 1983. Single groups were found at Grandin,
Putnam Hall, and northeast of Florahome, and all were privately owned. He did not locate any FSJs at Ocala
National Forest, which is found in the south-central portion of the county. The SMP found no FSJs at Coxs 3 sites
in 1992-1993, despite repeated visits to each site. Two of Coxs sites are now publicly owned, so the possibility of
reintroduction of FSJs into these sites exists. We received information of 10 FSJ groups at Ocala National Forest.
We conclude that FSJs have been extirpated from the non-Federal portion of Putnam County, but birds still occur
at Ocala National Forest.
Locations in Putnam County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Lake Delancy 4 and 5, Rodman 3, and Welaka 2 - [Sections?] - No Soil Maps - DeLorme Pages 73-A1 and 73-A2:
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST (383,226 acres).
Cox: 4 jays at 1 site (#3) in Putnam County in the Rodman 3 Block, 22 Feb 1981, plus other jays in Lake
and Marion counties.
BBA: (Rodman 3) "distraction display" in 1988 (Lawrence Longhi); "fledged young" in 1989
(Lawrence Longhi).
SMP: 10 groups of jays in Putnam County [date?] (Jerry Clutts et al.) in the Lake Delancy 5, Rodman 3,
and Welaka 2 blocks, plus other jays in Lake and Marion counties.
2.
Putnam Hall 1 - SE S2, T9S, R23E - Soil Map 18 - DeLorme Page 66-C3: SR-26, 0.3 mi W of CR-100, now part
of ORDWAY-SWISHER PRESERVE (8608 acres).
Cox: 2 jays 3 Jul 1983 (Putnam #3).
3.
Putnam Hall 4 - SE S5, T9S, R24E - Soil Map 19 - DeLorme Page 66-C3: CR-315, 0.6-0.7 mi N of CR-100.
Cox: 3 jays 3 Jul 1983 (Putnam #2).
4.
Rice Creek 3 - SW S31, T8S, R25E - Soil Map 12 - DeLorme Page 67-B1: Holloway Road (2.4 mi E of Florahome)
1.9 mi N of CR-100, an acquired portion of ETONIAH CREEK STATE FOREST (8553 acres), part of the
ETONIAH/CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY CARL PROJECT (61,564 acres, 8751 acquired).
Cox: 2 jays 2 Feb 1981 (Putnam #1).
FNAI: jays in 1991 [observer?].
ST. JOHNS COUNTY

Amount of scrub remaining, 1992-1993: unknown
Cox (1987) knew of no FSJs in St. Johns County in 1981; the last resident jays apparently disappeared
around 1970. Presumed dispersing jays were seen at Ponte Vedra Beach in 1973 and Mickler Landing in 1976.
The BBA reported nesting FSJs from a site somewhere between Crescent Beach and Matanzas in 1990. The SMP
did not search for FSJs in St. Johns County, but received a report of 3 jays just north of Guana River State Park in
1993.
In 1995, a new FSJ site with 2 jays was discovered along the coast south of St. Augustine Beach. The
following year, 1 of the jays was killed when it flew into a window. Its mate then bred with a Blue Jay and
produced 3 hybrid fledglings (Morgan and Morgan 1997), the first known case of hybridization between the two
species of jays. The presumed same pair of birds bred again in 1997, fledging 2 young (Reed Bowman pers.
comm.).
Locations in St. Johns County with FSJs, 1980-1998
Matanzas Inlet 1 - Soil Maps 43 and 47 - DeLorme Page 68-C3: presumably SR-A1A N of Matanzas Inlet.
BBA: "nest with young" in Jun 1990 (Charles Beaman).
1.
St. Augustine Beach 1 - SE S10, T8S, R30E - Soil Map 34 (left) - DeLorme Page 68-B2: Flamingo Street on the
W side of SR-A1A just N of the jct of SR-A1A and SR-3.
New: 2 jays in 1 group in 1995, and 1 jay that bred with a Blue Jay and produced 3 hybrid young in 1996
(Morgan and Morgan 1997) and 2 fledglings in 1997 (Reed Bowman pers. comm.).
2.
South Ponte Vedra Beach 3 - N S31, T5S, R30E - Soil Map 17 (left) - DeLorme Page 58-D2: SR-A1A "just N" of
Guana River State Park (2397 acres), presumably in GUANA RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (9815
acres).
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 27-28 Jul 1993 (fide Peggy Powell in Pranty 1994).
ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Cox (1987) and others found at least 18 FSJs at 5 sites in St. Lucie County in 1980-1981. All jays were
within 2 miles of the coast, and 10 or more birds were located at Savannas State Preserve.
In St. Lucie County, the SMP mapped only the extent of occupied FSJ habitat rather than specific jay
sites. Within each occupied area, the number of FSJ groups was placed randomly. The SMP counted 28 groups at 6
sites in St. Lucie County in 1993. Most of these groups are on public lands at Savannas State Preserve (20
groups with a few of these on adjacent private lands), St. Lucie County Airport (3 groups), and Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute, a private preserve (1 group).
s27 t34, r40 - 2 groups, 1 in N half and 1 in se - 2 jays and 3 jays - mar 97 (S. A. Smith)
s32, t34, r40 - 3 groups - n half 1 w/3, s half, 2 groups w/ 3 each - same site - Juanita Ave Scrub Preserve (56
acres)
airport s29, 30, same t - 3 groups (1 w/ 3, others ?)
s23, t35, r40 - fec prop 5 in 1 group - seeking to acquire
s29, r36, t41 - 4 in 1 group within Savannas (46 indiv on preserve includes these)
from katy fide anna smith us 1 st lucie blvd w to ml king blvd/25th st s to juanita ave w to 41st st se corner of
juanita and 41st st 56.1 acres 6 jays in 2 groups 9/19/97; 3 on 9/23/97; 4 on 9/26
us 1
Locations in St. Lucie County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Ankona 4, 5, and 6, Eden 3, Fort Pierce 5 and 6, and St. Lucie Inlet 1 - W S23, E and NW S26, NE S35,
W S36,T35S, R40E; all quarters S1, E S12, T36S, R40E; SW S7, W and SE S18, E S19, SW S20, W
S29, NE S30, E and NW S32, T36S, R41E; NE S5, E S9, SW S10, T37S, R41E - Soil Maps 21, 22 (left),
28, 34, and 40 - DeLorme Pages 103-B1 and 103-A1: mostly within SAVANNAS STATE PRESERVE (5120 acres)
W of CR-707. (The precise number of groups within the Preserve is not known).
Cox: jay(s) Nov-Dec 1980 (Bill and Helen Dowling) along the FECRR tracks N and S of Savanna Road
(St. Lucie #4); 11 jays Nov 1980 (R. Roberts) and 10 jays 11 May 1981 along the FECRR tracks between CR-712
and Walton Road (St. Lucie #5).
SMP: 21 groups of jays in 1993 (BT). Only 20 groups on map.
2.
Fort Pierce 1 - center S29, NE S31, NW S32, T34S, R40E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-A1: ST. LUCIE
COUNTY AIRPORT.
Cox: 3 jays 3 Dec 1980 (Bill and Helen Dowling); 3 jays 11 May 1981 E of the Airport (St. Lucie #1); 7-9
jays 22 Nov 1980 (Bill and Helen Dowling, and 2 jays 11 May 1981 S of the Airport (St. Lucie #2).
SMP: 3 groups of jays in 1993 (BT) at both Cox sites.
3.
Fort Pierce 1 - middle N S33, T34S, R40E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-A1: W side of US-1 from Hunt
Avenue (just S of CR-608) to S of Naco Road and W to Erie Drive.
4.
Fort Pierce 1 - SW S33, T34S, R40E - Soil Map 10 - DeLorme Page 103-A1: N side of Canal C-25, 0.5-1.0 mi W
of North 25th Street.
Cox: 2 jays 11 May 1981 (St. Lucie #3).
5.
Indrio 3 - SE S8, T34S, R40E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme 97-D1: HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC
INSTITUTE (private) on the E side of Old Dixie Highway between Harbor Branch Road and Wilcox Road.
6.
Indrio 3 - SE S17, T34S, R40E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme 97-D1: US-1 E to E of Old Dixie Highway 0.0-0.4 mi S of
CR-614.
Oslo 6 - DeLorme Page 96-D3.

BBA: "suitable habitat" in 1987 (Patricia Linley).
SARASOTA COUNTY
Cox (1987) and others reported at least 39 FSJs at 14 sites in Sarasota County in 1981. All sites were
within 4 miles of the Gulf coast. Except for Oscar Scherer State Park, where Cox found 2 birds, none of the sites
were protected. Cox (1987) suggested that scrub on the northern boundary of the state park be purchased and added
to the park. In 1991, the State purchased these 914 acres and added them to the state park. Most of the FSJ groups
at Oscar Scherer State Park now occur in this new acreage rather than in the original 470-acre tract.
The SMP located 426 FSJs in 149 groups at 40 sites in Sarasota County in 1992-1993. The vast majority
of these groups were along the coast, but 10 others were found in the northeastern corner, at Myakka River State
Park, and along the Manatee County line in central Sarasota County. The SMP mapped 9 FSJ groups between
Sarasota and Oscar Scherer State Park, an area that Cox thought was devoid of jays.
Although the SMP mapped greater than 10 times the number of jays found by Cox, the prospect of their
long-term persistence in most areas of the county is bleak. Greater than 87% of scrub in Sarasota County has been
destroyed, and nearly all the fragments that remain are smaller than 2 acres (Thaxton and Hingtgen 1996). About
80% of the FSJs currently in the county are on privately owned lands within a vast residential/commercial matrix.
In addition to Oscar Scherer State Park (19 groups in 1994; 23 groups in 1997), other public sites with FSJs
(contra Thaxton and Hingtgen 1996) are Casperson County Park (5 groups), Shamrock Park and Nature Center (5
groups), Myakka River State Park (3 groups), Brohard Park and Pedway (2 groups), Ringling MacArthur Tract (1
group), Verna Wellfield (1 group), and Buchan Airport (1 group). Another group is within the proposed Myakka
River/Charlotte Harbor CARL project. Additional information on the FSJs of Sarasota County can be found in
Thaxton and Hingtgen (1996).
Locations in Sarasota County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Bird Keys 4 - NE S28, T37S, R17E - Soil Map 10 (right) - DeLorme Page 97-C1: N of Indianola Avenue W of US41.
BBA: "pair" 23 Apr 1986 on South Holiday Drive (Pete and Ethel Sperl).
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups (3 and 3 birds) [date?] (JT).
2.
Englewood 1 - NE S23, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: E side of BUCHAN AIRPORT, W of
CR-775A and N of Osceola Road.
3.
Englewood 1 - NE S23, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: Bayshore Drive 0.2 mi W of Old
Englewood Road.
4.
Englewood 1 - SE S23, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: E of the jct of Ohio Avenue and
Osceola Boulevard.
5.
Englewood 1 - NE S24, T40S, R19E; SW S19, T40S, R20E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: "Tangerine
Woods" development.
SMP: 12 jays in 2 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 6 jays E of Seabrook Drive and N of an unnamed creek,
and 6 jays E of Candlewyck Drive and S of the creek.
6.
Englewood 1 - NW S28, T40S, R20E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: jct of Buckskin Drive and Pinto, an
acquired portion of SWFWMDs MYAKKA RIVER/CHARLOTTE HARBOR PROJECT, now called MYAKKA
STATE FOREST (8532 acres).
7.
Englewood 1 and 2 - E S30, E and NW S31, T40S, R20E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 103-A3: between
Godfrey Creek and CR-777.
SMP: 13 jays in 4 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 4 jays at the NW corner of North Broadway Road and
Oxford Drive; 4 jays on Pine Street 0.1 mi N of CR-777; 2 jays on Pine Street between CR-777 and Crestwood Road;
and 3 jays on Oxford Road near Venable Court.
8.
Englewood 1 and Englewood NW 4 - SE S15, NE S22, N S23, T40S, R19E - Soil Maps 29 (left) and 31 DeLorme Pages 103-A3 and 103-A2: Bayshore Drive S of Forked Creek 0.25-2.0 mi W of Old Englewood Road.
Cox: 3 jays 6 Sep 1981, 0.6-1.4 mi W of Old Englewood Road (Sarasota #3).
SMP: 19 jays in 5 groups [date?] (JT) on Bayshore Drive as follows: 2 jays where it curves NE; 9 jays at
Fox Drive; 3 jays at Larchmont Drive; 2 jays at Gladstone Road; and 3 jays 0.25 mi W of Old Englewood Road.
Englewood 4 - DeLorme Page 103-A3.

BBA: "fledged young" 9 Jun 1990 (Kevin Edwards).
9.
Laurel 1 - SW S26, T37S, R18E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: S side of Catfish Creek 1.0 mi N of
Preymore Street between US-41 and SCLRR tracks.
10.
Laurel 1 - S S34, T37S, R18E - Soil Map 11 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: US-41 between Vamo and North Creek.
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups as follows: 2 jays near McIntosh Road E of US-41 [date?] (JT); and 5 jays inside
Bird Island Circle W of US-41 [date?] (Jane Tutton).
11.
Laurel 2 - NW S2, T38S, R18E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: E of US-41 between Preymore Street and
North Creek, near MacEwen Drive.
12.
Laurel 2 - E S10, T38S, R18E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: W side of US-41.
13.
Laurel 2 - SW S12, W S13, SE S14, T38S, R18E - Soil Map 13 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: OSCAR SCHERER
STATE PARK (1376 acres).
Cox: 2 jays 4 Sep 1981 within the original park boundary (Sarasota #4); 5 jays 4 Sep 1981, 0.0-0.5 mi N of
the original park boundary (Sarasota #5).
BBA: "fledged young" in 1986 (Ethel Sperl); "nest-building" in 1987 (Ethel Sperl).
SMP: 50 jays in 19 groups (10 groups with 2 birds, 7 with 3, 1 with 4, and 1 with 5) [date?] (JT) as
follows: 10 jays in 5 groups within the original park boundary, and 40 jays in 14 groups in the 1991 addition. In
1997, 23 FSJ groups inhabited the park (JT).
14.
Laurel 3 - S and NW S23, NE S26, T38S, R18E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: W of US-41 between
South Creek and CR-681.

SMP: 19 jays in 6 groups (2, 2, 3, 3, 4, and 5 birds) [date?] (JT).
15.
Laurel 3 - SW S25, NE S35, W S36, T38S, R18E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: N side of Laurel Road
0.0-0.5 mi W of US-41, and Shore Road 0.0-1.0 mi S of Laurel Road.
Cox: 3 jays 4 Sep 1981 (Sarasota #7).
SMP: 11 jays in 4 groups (2, 2, 3, and 4 birds) [date?] (JT).
16.
Laurel 3 - SE S30, T38S, R19E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: S side of Laurel Road about 0.2 mi W of
Shakett Creek.
SMP: 1 jay [date?] (JT).
17.
Laurel 3 and 6 - NE S19, SW S20, NE S30, T38S, R19E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: W of I-75 and
N of Shakett Creek/Cow Pen Slough.
SMP: 9 jays in 3 groups (2, 3, and 4 birds) [date?] (JT).
18.
Laurel 6 - NE S32, T38S, R19E - Soil Map 17 - DeLorme Page 97-C2: between Laurel Road and Border Road.
19.
Murdock 2 - SW S16, SE S17, SE S20, NW S21, T39S, R21E - Soil Map 27 - DeLorme Page 98-D1: along
Big Slough.
SMP: 9 jays in 4 groups (1, 2, 3, and 3 birds) [date?] (JT).
20.
Murdock NW 2 - middle N S6, T38S, R21E - Soil Map 15 - DeLorme Page 98-A1: RINGLING/MACARTHUR
TRACT (8248 acres), now part of MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK (37,124 acres): on SR-72, about 1 mi E of the
Sarasota/Manatee county line.
21.
Myakka River 2 - SE S26, NE S35, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Page 97-B3: US-41, 0.15 and 0.3 mi
W of the boundary between sections 25, 26, 35, and 36.
22.
Myakka River 5 - SE S22, T39S, R20E - Soil Map 26 - DeLorme Page 97-B3: N side of Prairie Creek, an
unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Myakka River/Charlotte Harbor project (22,688 acres, 13,930 acquired).
23.
Old Myakka 4 - SE S12, T36S, R20E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 97-B3: 0.6 mi N of the road 0.1 mi W of the
Manatee County Line.
24.
Old Myakka 5 - SW S24, NW and SE S25, T36S, R20E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme 97-B3: S of CR-780 near Old
Myakka.
SMP: 7 jays in 3 groups [date?] (JT) as follows: 2 jays just W of the Myakka River; 2 and 3 jays E of the
Myakka River.
25.
Old Myakka 6 - SE S3, NE S9, NW S10, T37S, R20E - Soil Map 9 - DeLorme Page 97-B3: MYAKKA RIVER
STATE PARK (37,124 acres): N of Lake Myakka.
BBA: "courtship or copulation" in 1986 (James Fletcher); "fledged young" in 1987 (James Fletcher).
26.
Sarasota 6 - SE S4, T37S, R18E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 97-B1: N of Ashton Road between Swift Road and
Camphor Avenue.
27.
Sarasota 6 - SW S5, T37S, R18E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 97-B1: Phillippi Shores Elementary School at the
jct of US-41 and Proctor Road.
Cox: 1 jay 5 Sep 1981 (Sarasota #6).
28.
Venice 1 - NE S7, T39S, R18E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: SCLRR tracks between US-41 and the
Intracoastal Waterway.
29.
Venice 1 and 2 - SE S13, T39S, R18E - Soil Maps 21 and 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: W of Harbor Drive between
Villas Drive and Beach Road.
Cox: 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) 4 Sep 1981 (Sarasota #10).

SMP: 2 jays in 1 group [date?] (JT) at the jct of Beach Road (?) and Deertown Gully.
30.
Venice 1, 2, 4, and/or 5 - SE S18, T39S, R18E; SW S17, T39S, R19E - Soil Maps 21 and 25 - DeLorme Page
97-D2: between Green Circle, Golf Drive, and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (S.D. Stedman) (Sarasota #11).
31.
Venice 2 - NE S24, T39S, R18E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: BROHARD PARK AND PEDWAY on the
NW side of Venice Municipal Airport, N almost to Deertown Gully.
32.
Venice 2 - E S30, T39S R19E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: CASPERSON BEACH COUNTY PARK
(177 acres) S of Venice Municipal Airport and W of the Intracoastal Waterway.
BBA: (Block 3) "pair" in 1986 (Lynne Bobb); "nest with eggs" 8 Jun 1990 (Belinda Perry).
SMP: 19 jays in 5 groups (3, 3, 3, 3, and 7 birds) [date?] (JT).
33.
Venice 2 - E S30, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: SHAMROCK PARK AND NATURE
CENTER E of the Intracoastal Waterway.
SMP: 16 jays in 5 groups (2, 2, 2, 3, and 7 birds) [date?] (JT).
34.
Venice 2 and 5 - SW S20, S and NW S29, N S32, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: area
bordered by Shamrock Drive, Baffin Road, and Siesta Drive (N of Alligator Creek and E of the Intracoastal
Waterway).
Cox: 4-6 jays 6 Sep 1981 (Sarasota #12).
SMP: 59 jays in 21 groups (1 group with 1 bird, 8 with 2, 8 with 3, 2 with 4, and 2 with 5) [date?] (JT).
35.
Venice 4 - SW S4, SE S5, NE S8, NW S9, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: Pine Brook
Road 0.0-1.0 mi N of Venice Avenue.
36.
Venice 4 - center S9, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 21 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: N side of Venice Farms Road (= Venice
Avenue) about 0.5 mi E of Pine Brook Road.
37.
Venice 5 - SW S15, S S16, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: N side of Center Road.
38.
Venice 5 - SE S27, T39S, R19E - Soil Map 25 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: NE of the jct of US-41 and Jacaranda
Boulevard.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group [date?] (J. Gaskin).
39.
Venice 5 and 6 - E S32, S and NW S33, SW S34, T39S, R19E; W and NE S4, NE S5, T40S, R19E Soil Maps 25 and 29 (right) - DeLorme Page 97-D2: CR-775 between Alligator Creek and Woodmere.
SMP: 67 jays in 25 groups (2 groups with 1 bird, 9 with 2, 9 with 3, and 5 with 4) [date?] (JT). Only 24
groups on GIS map numbered 39; other problems with following numbered sites may also exist.
40.
Venice 6 - W S3, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 29 - DeLorme Page 97-D2: E side of CR-775, 1.0-1.5 mi S of US-41.
Cox: jay(s) [date?] (S. D. Stedman) (Sarasota #13).
41.
Venice 6 - SW S3, SE and NW S10, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 29 (right) - DeLorme Page 97-D2: W of CR-775 at
Woodmere [off the road map].
SMP: 3 birds in 2 groups (1 and 2 birds) [date?] (JT).
42.
Venice 6 - E S9, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 29 (right) - DeLorme Page 97-D2: Alamander Avenue 0.5 mi S of
Belvedere Road.
43.
Venice 6 - SE S10, NW S14, NE S15, T40S, R19E - Soil Map 29 (right) - DeLorme Page 97-D2: Overbrook
Road 0.5 mi W of CR-775.
Cox: 5 jays (4 adults and 1 juvenile) 6 Sep 1981 (Sarasota #2).

44.
Venice 6 - N and SW S15, T40S, R19E - Soil Maps 29 (right) and 29 (left) - DeLorme Page 97-D2: Bayshore
Drive and Neptune Drive S of Overbrook Road, N of Forked Creek.
45.
Verna 6 - NW S1, T36S, R20E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 97-B3: 0.2-0.3 mi E of Verna-Betheny Road and 0.3
mi S of SR-70 (in Manatee County), just N of Verna Wellfield.
46.
Verna 6 - middle W S1, T36S, R20E - Soil Map 3 - DeLorme Page 97-B3: S part of VERNA WELLFIELD (1900
acres, owned by Sarasota County) in the NE corner of the county.
SEMINOLE COUNTY
Cox (1987) knew of 6 FSJs at 2 sites in Seminole County in 1981-1983. Both sites were privately owned
and in the process of being developed. The BBA found breeding FSJs at Casselberry in 1988-1989, but the scrub
was cleared in 1990.
The SMP located 44 jays in 13 groups at 7 sites in Seminole County in 1992-1993. Both Cox sites are now
built out and devoid of jays. However, 6-9 adjacent FSJs groups are on protected and managed lands at Yankee
Lake sewage treatment facility (3-6 groups), Lower Wekiva River State Preserve (2 groups), and Wekiwa Springs
State Park (1 group), all in the northwest corner of the county.
In 1994, a resident of Forest City, who found 2 hand-tame, color-banded jays in her yard, discovered a
new FSJ site. The bands proved the birds dispersed from a residential FSJ group 3 miles to the northeast. The SMP
totals since 1992 are 46 FSJs in 14 groups at 8 sites in Seminole County.
Locations in Seminole County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Casselberry 3 - middle W S21, T21S, R31E - Soil Map 28 - DeLorme Page 80-C2: E side of SR-436 near Red Bug
Lake Road (about 1.5 mi SE of US-17/92).
BBA: "pair" in 1988 (Bobbie Lee Davis); "feeding young" in 1989 (Sandra Stark).
SMP: not searched; the scrub was cleared in 1990 (Herb Kale pers. comm.).
2.
Forest City 2 - SW S5, T21S, R29E - Soil Map 20 (main) - DeLorme Page 80:C1: powerlines on [?] road.
New: 2 hand-tame, color-banded jays in 1 group through at least 9 Feb 1996 that dispersed from Sabal
Point development (#4, below) (Parks Small).
3.
Forest City 2 - NW S7, T21S, R29E - Soil Map 20 (main) - DeLorme Page 80-C1: N side of Sand Lake Road just
E of the Orange County Line, now a condominium complex.
Cox: 2 jays 2 Jan 1983 and 23 Jul 1983 (Seminole #1).
BBA: "territorial behavior" May-Jun 1987 (Greg Bretz) incorrectly listed in the Forest City 3 block.
SMP: 0 jays 14 Feb 1993 (BP and Gene Stoccardo); all scrub had been cleared.
4.
Forest City 5 - NW S34, T20S, R29E - Soil Map 14 - DeLorme Page 80-C1: Sabal Point development:
playground where the powerlines cross Sabal Palm Drive about 1 mi NE of Wekiwa Springs Road.
BBA: "carrying food or fecal sac, or feeding young" 16 May 1988 (Gary Minor).
SMP: 5 tame jays in 1 group: 2 adults and 1 juvenile 1 Jul 1993 (BP and Parks Small), plus 2 other
adults (Parks Small). Through Mar 1996, 10 jays from this site had been color-banded by Parks Small.
5.
Geneva 3 - SE S21, T21S, R32E - Soil Map 31 - DeLorme Page 81-C1: SW corner of Brumley Road and Snow Hill
Road E of Chuluota.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 27 Feb 1993 (Kym Demora) that were discovered in 1987; 0 jays 25 Sep 1993
(Parks Small) and Dec 1995 (Parks Small).
6.
Oviedo 6 - SW S25 and/or SE S26, T21S, R31E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page 80-C3: "Carillon" development
W of Lockwood Road: along Woodbury Road.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 25 Oct 1993 (Mike Roberts) that were never seen again (Jim Duby pers. comm.
Jul 1994).
7.
Oviedo SW 1 - SW S34, T21S, R31E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page 80-D3: Palm Valley mobile home park on
the E side of SR-434, 0.3 mi N of the Orange County Line. (SR-434 formerly was called SR-520).
Cox: 4 jays 13 Aug 1981 (Seminole #2).
8.
Oviedo SW 4 - SW S36, T21S, R31E - Soil Map 30 - DeLorme Page 80-D3: NW corner of Tanner Road and
McCulloch Road (the Orange County Line), extending NW along the powerline.
Add: jays [date?] (Mary Keim and Randy Snyder, and Jack Stout, who [pers. comm. 1993] said the jays
were seen last in 1991).
9.
Sanford 2 - S S"38", T19S, R29E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 80-B2: Michelle Lane NW of Orange Avenue, less
than 1 mi N of SR-46, and adjacent to the Yankee Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant (#12, below) to the W.
Add: 3 jays on the 1991 Wekiva River CBC (fide Lorne Malo).
SMP: 1 hand-tame jay 3 Sep 1993 (BP and Parks Small).
10.
Sanford 6 - S"37" or S"39", T20S, R30E - Soil Map 8 - DeLorme Page 80-B2: SW of Lakeview Cemetery on the S
side of CR-46A, 1.1 mi W of US-17/92.
BBA: "suitable habitat" (1 jay) 29 May 1989 (Bob and Mary Sullivan). This jay was not seen on
subsequent visits in 1989 (Bob Sullivan pers. comm.).
SMP: 0 jays 13 Feb 1993 (BP).
11.
Sanford SW 5 - S S"39", T19S, R29E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 80-B1: LOWER WEKIVA RIVER STATE
PRESERVE (17,517 acres) N of SR-46 and E of the Wekiva River, in Lake and Seminole counties.
BBA: "suitable habitat" 14 May 1988 (Rosi Mulholland); "suitable habitat" "adjacent to SR-46" in
1988 (Fred and Pat Harden); "territorial behavior" 13 May 1990 (Jennifer McMurtray).
SMP: 6 jays (4 adults and 2 juveniles) in 2 groups (2 and 4 birds), plus other jays in Lake County, in
Jun 1993 (Parks Small). The total population in Lower Wekiva River State Preserve is 10 jays in 3 groups.
12.
Sanford SW 5 - S23, T19S, R29E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 80-B1: YANKEE LAKE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT (250 acres of scrub) N of SR-46 and adjacent to the Lower Wekiva River State Preserve to
the W and Michelle Lane (#9, above) to the E.
Add: 20 jays in 4 groups estimated in 1990 (Peter Wallace in Camp Dresser and McKee Inc. 1990).
SMP: 25-30 jays in 8-10 groups estimated 19 Jul 1993 (Parks Small); 25 jays in 6 groups (2, 3, 4, 5, 5,
and 6 birds) estimated 30 Aug-3 Sep 1993 (Herb Kale and J. Lee in Kale 1993; 10 jays in 3 groups (2, 4, and 4
birds) in winter 1994-1995, with 8 of these color-banded 15 Feb 1995 (Parks Small).
13.
Sanford SW 6 - NE S3, T20S, R29E - Soil Map 7 - DeLorme Page 80-B1: addition to WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE
PARK (7940 acres) W of Markham Woods Road and S of Markham Road.
BBA: "fledged young" "at least 6" jays in 1989 (Bob and Mary Sullivan).
SMP: 1 jay 13 Apr 1993 (Bob Sullivan and BP); 2 jays in 1 group 3 Sep 1993 (BP and Parks Small); 2
jays in Dec 1995 (Wekiva River CBC) (Nancy Prine).
SUMTER COUNTY
Cox (1987) knew of 5 single FSJ groups in Sumter County in 1981-1983, along the east- and northcentral parts of the county. None of the groups were found in typical scrub, but inhabited a few oaks in pastures,
or, in the case of 1 jay, clumps of saw palmetto on [the] right-of-way of I-75. The BBA reported FSJs at 2 sites:
1-4 miles west of Bushnell in 1988, and 2 jays at Wildwood in 1991. The SMP did not locate FSJs at either Cox
site, at either the BBA site, or at a site west of Bushnell, where jays were reported in 1993.
The SMP located 57 FSJs in 17 groups at 1 site in Sumter County in 1992-1993. All the jays were at Half
Moon Wildlife Management Area in the northwest corner of the county. Other jay groups reportedly occupy the
Ventura Ranch (a potential acquisition site) just to the east of Half Moon Wildlife Management Area; the SMP was
denied access by the ranch manager. None of Coxs sites were still occupied in 1992-1993.
A recent acquisition by SWFWMD includes over 9500 acres on the northern and eastern shores of Lake
Panasoffkee, and includes one of Cox's sites. The best FSJ habitat onsite surrounds a borrow pit on west side of I75, where an abandoned cattle pasture is regenerating as high-quality oak scrub that could easily support 3 or more
FSJ groups. Although BP found no jays here, the SMP received a report of jays that appears to refer to this site (see
Unconfirmed Site #2, below).
In 1995, 3 jays at a site 2 miles northwest of Bushnell were discovered. The SMP totals since 1992 are 60
jays in 18 groups at 2 sites.
Locations in Sumter County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Center Hill 2 - NE S12, T21S, R23E - Soil Map 8 (left) - DeLorme Page 78-C3: CR-48, 0.4 mi SW of the Lake
County Line.
Cox: 2 jays 14 Jun 1981 (Sumter #1).
2.
Center Hill 3 and/or Mascotte 1 - SW S25, T21S, R23E - Soil Map 8 (left) - DeLorme Page 78-D3: E side of CR469, 0.35 mi N of Tuscanooga Road.
Cox: 2 jays 14 Jun 1981 and 20 Mar 1983 (Sumter #2).
3.
Lake Panasoffkee NW 2 and 3 and Stokes Ferry 5 and 6 - S S13, T18S, R20E; SE S7, NE S17, all quarters
S18, W S19, NW S30, T18S, R21E - Soil Maps 1 and 11 (inset) - DeLorme Pages 78-A1 and 77-A3: HALF
MOON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (9520 acres, about 700 acres of scrub, managed by FGFWFC).
SMP: 57 jays in 17 groups (1 with 1 bird, 6 with 2, 4 with 3, 1 with 4, 4 with 5, and 1 with 8) 10 Mar-6
May 1992 (Jester and Sermons 1992).
4.
Lake Panasoffkee NW 2 and 3 (and possibly other blocks) - all quarters S9, S16, S17, E and SW S20, T18S,
R21E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 78-A1: Ventura Ranch, N of SR-44 and adjacent to Half Moon Wildlife
Management Area to the W, an unacquired portion of SWFWMDs Gum Slough project (19,997 acres, 2283
acquired).
Add: has jays. An FGFWFC survey of Half Moon Wildlife Management Area (Jester and Sermons 1992)
states that 920 acres of scrub are on the ranch, occupied by an unknown number of jays.
SMP: not surveyed; the landowner denied access to the property. Some of the jays at the Wildlife
Management Area range into Ventura Ranch (BP pers. obs.).
5.
Mascotte 2 - SE S12, T22S, R23E - Soil Map 8 (right) - DeLorme Page 78-D3: CR-469, 0.35 mi N of SR-50.
Cox: 2 jays 14 Jun 1981; 3 jays 20 Mar 1983 (Sumter #3).
6.
Mascotte 2 - SW S12, T22S, R23E - Soil Map 8 (right) - DeLorme Page 78-D3: N side of SR-50 about 1 mi E of
Mabel, presumably close to CR-469.
BBA: "suitable habitat" 2 Jul 1988 (Herb Kale).
7.
Oxford 3 - SE S21, T18S, R22E - Soil Map 2 - DeLorme Page 78-A2: W side of I-75, 1.15 mi N of CR-462.
Cox: 1 jay 1980-83 (Sumter #4).
8.
Rutland 4 - N S6, T19S, R22E - Soil Map 1 - DeLorme Page 78-B1: SR-44, 3.3 mi W of I-75, now part of
SWFWMDs LAKE PANASOFFKEE TRACT (10,770 acres, 9911 acquired).
Cox: 3-4 jays 21 Feb 1981; 4 jays 20 Apr 1981 (Sumter #5).
SMP: 0 jays 29 Nov 1992 (Gene Stoccardo), 3 Dec 1992 (BP), and 3 May 1993 (BP).
9.
Wahoo 5 - middle N S5, T21S, R21E - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 78-C1: powerlines across I-75, 2.7 mi N of CR476.
New: 3 jays in 1 group 22 Jun 1995 (Brad Stith).
Wahoo 6 - DeLorme Page 78-C1.

BBA: "suitable habitat" 3 Jun 1988 (Becky Payne).
SMP: 0 jays 3 May 1993 (BP); no scrub was located. See below for an unconfirmed report from this block.
Wildwood 4 - DeLorme Page 78-B2.

BBA: "pair" 1 May 1991 (David Crowe and Dirk Stevenson).
SMP: 0 jays 3 May 1993 (BP); no scrub was located in the Block.
Unconfirmed FSJ sites:

1.
Wahoo 6 - SE S13 and/or NW S24, T21S, R21S - Soil Map 6 - DeLorme Page 78-C1: jct of CR-476 and CR-619
W of Bushnell. (Actually, there are 2 jcts about 0.4 mi apart; the W jct has less-atypical habitat).
Add: 1 jay 22 Nov 1993 (Margaret Chastain). There is a BBA report from this same block; see above.
SMP: 0 jays 8 Feb 1997 (BP and Sharon Raymond-LaPlante); the best FSJ habitat here is small and very
marginal.
2.
Wildwood 1 - S10 and/or S15?, T18S, R22E - Soil Map 5 - DeLorme Page 78-B2: "I-75, 2-3 mi S of Wildwood."
(Wildwood is not on I-75, so these directions presumably should be I-75, 2-3 mi S of CR-44, the interstate exit that
leads to Wildwood. If so, the directions match the location of SWFWMDs LAKE PANASOFFKEE TRACT [9641
acres, 9553 acquired] on the W side of I-75 that contains much scrub).
Add: jay(s) [date?] (Don Shaw fide Robin DeVourney in litt. 9 Apr 1994).
SMP: 0 jays in 1993 [date?] (BP, August Fox, and Julie Johnson) at the Panasoffkee SWFWMD property.
VOLUSIA COUNTY
Number of FSJs located, 1992-1998: 269 jays in 107 groups at 33 non-Federal sites; the number of FSJs on Federal land
any is unknown.
% of current FSJ groups on non-Federal protected lands: 3%
if
Cox (1987) found 63-64 FSJs at 17 sites in Volusia County in 1981 in 2 general areas: sparsely along the
entire coast, and between DeLand and Osteen in the southwest, especially in the vicinity of the huge Deltona
development. The only FSJs that were on protected land were single groups at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife
Refuge, Ormond-By-The-Sea Recreation Area, and DeLand Municipal Airport. Part of Kennedy Space Center
(Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore) is located in southeastern Volusia
County, but is uncertain whether any FSJs were present in the early 1980s or early 1990s. (The SMP randomly
placed the 400 groups estimated to occur at KSC within a very rough scrub polygon, and 22 of these groups fell
within the Volusia County portion of the Space Center).
The SMP located 281 FSJs in 107 groups at 33 non-Federal sites in Volusia County in 1993. Like Coxs
survey, all SMP jays were either along the coast or between DeLand and Deltona. The latter area contains over 45
FSJ groups, including 17 groups in Deltona. However, only 4 FSJ groups in Volusia County occur on non-Federal
protected lands: North Peninsula State Recreation Area in the northeastern corner (3 groups), and Blue Spring
State Park in the southwest (1 group). Jays seem to be extirpated from all 3 of Coxs non-Federal publicly owned
sites, but jays occurred very recentlyand may still occur at Kennedy Space Center.
Locations in Volusia County with FSJs, 1980-1998
1.
Ariel 2, 3, and 6, Oak Hill 1, 2, 4, and 5 (and numerous other Quadrangles in Brevard County): JOHN F.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (141,457 acres).
BBA: (Ariel 2) "suitable habitat" 30 May 1989 (Brian Carey).
SMP: 400 groups estimated in Brevard and Volusia counties (David Breininger). Because most FSJ
groups at the Space Center were not surveyed specifically, and the jay locations on the maps were placed randomly
throughout scrub habitats, it is uncertain which of the above blocks if any

shows 20 groups in the Volusia County portion of Kennedy Space Center.
contain jays currently. The GIS map
2.
Ariel 2 and/or Edgewater 5 - SE S13, T18S, R34E - Soil Map 79 - DeLorme Page 81-A2 and/or 81-A3: US-1, 3.55
mi S of CR-442.
Cox: 10 jays 21 Aug 1981 (Volusia #8).
SMP: 0 jays 20 May 1993 (JD).
3.
Ariel 3 - SE S30, T18S, R35E - Soil Map 79 - DeLorme Page 81-A3: 4.9 mi S of CR-442, 0.1-0.4 mi E of US-1.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group [date?] (JD).
4.
Daytona Beach 6 - SE S6, T16S, R33E - Soil Map 41 - DeLorme Page 75-C1: S of Madeline Avenue and E of CR483.
SMP: 10 jays in 3 groups 10 Jun 1993 (JD) as follows: 6 jays near the SE corner of the 2 roads; 1 jay SW
of the jct of Bruner Drive and Viking Court; and 3 jays at the SE corner of Bruner Drive and Viking Court.
5.
DeLand 2 - Tract 44 in an unnamed land grant - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 74-D2: LAKE WOODRUFF
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (21,559 acres): SCLRR tracks about 1 mi N of North Highland Park Avenue.
6.
DeLand 5 - NE S33, T16S, R33E - Soil Map 45 - DeLorme Page 74-D2: W side of DELAND MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT on Molly Avenue, 0.4 mi E of the jct of US-17 and CR-11.
Cox: 3 jays (2 adults and 1 juvenile) 20 Aug 1981 (Volusia #4).
7.
DeLand 6 - SE S14, T17S, R30E - Soil Map 53 - DeLorme Page 74-D2: Beresford Avenue E of Blue Lake Avenue.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups 13-14 Jun 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays 0.6 mi E; and 2 jays 0.8 mi E.
8.
DeLand 6 and Orange City 1 - E and NW S23, SW S24, SW S25, E S26, NW S36, T17S, R30E - Soil
Map 60 - DeLorme Pages 74-D2 and 80-A2: Stewart Ranch W of I-4 and mostly N of Main Street. This ranch seems
an obvious candidate for preservation.
SMP: 57 jays in 24 groups (6 groups with 1, 7 groups with 2, 7 groups with 3, and 4 groups with 4)
[date?] (JD).
9.
Edgewater 4 and 5 - SW S33, T17S, R34E; S2, W S3, T18S, R34E - Soil Map 65 (main), 72, and 79 - DeLorme
Page 81-A2: Edgewater: US-1 S from Louisa Drive and CR-442 to 1.3 mi W of US-1.
SMP: 16 jays in 8 groups 18-19 May 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays at the S end of the ballfield at
Edgewater Elementary School off Old Country Road; 2 jays on the N side of CR-442 between Willow Oak Drive and
Victory Palm Drive; 1 jay S of 21st Street between Juniper Drive and Indian Palm Drive; 2 jays between Guava
Drive, 20th Street, and Coco Palm Drive; 2 jays on the W side of US-1 near Silver Circle; 3 jays on the E side of US1 opposite Silver Circle (near the S side of Palm Breeze Drive); 2 jays on the E side of US-1 N of Ranken Drive; and
2 jays at the NW corner of Alamanda Drive and 27th Street. Some of these jays are within 0.5 mi of Cox #10 (#34,
below).
10.
Edgewater 5 - SE S11, W S12, NW S13, T18S, R34E - Soil Maps 72 and 79 - DeLorme Page 81-A2: US-1,
2.1-2.9 mi S of CR-442.
Cox: 4 jays (2 adults and 2 juveniles) 21 Aug 1981 (Volusia #7).
SMP: 13 jays in 3 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays 0.1 mi NW of the jct of US-1 and Volco Road; 3
jays on the N side of Volco Road 0.3 mi W of US-1; and 8 jays on the W side of US-1 near Omni Circle.
11.
Edgewater 5 - S13 and S19, T18S, R34E - Soil Map 79 - DeLorme Page 81-A2: FECRR tracks 0.4-0.6 mi S of Volco
Road, an unacquired portion of the North Indian River Lagoon CARL project (20,167 acres, 1167 acquired).
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays 0.4 mi S; and 2 jays 0.6 mi S.
12.
Edgewater 5 - NE S19, T18S, R34E - Soil Map 79 - DeLorme Page 81-A2: N side of Volco Road 0.75 mi W of
US-1 (or 0.15 mi W of FECRR tracks), an unacquired portion of the North Indian River Lagoon CARL project
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 18 or 19 May 1993 (JD).
13.
Edgewater 6 - S23, SW S25, T18S, R34E - Soil Map 79 - DeLorme Page 81-A2: Beacon Light Road 1.6 mi N of
West Halifax Road to 0.35 mi S of Volco Road, partially included in the North Indian River Lagoon CARL project
SMP: 9 jays in 4 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays 0.5 mi S of Volco Road; 2 jays near Hann Street
on the S side of West Ariel Road and 0.15 mi E of Beacon Light Road; 2 jays on Beacon Light Road 0.2 mi S of West
Ariel Road; and 3 jays 0.3 mi S of West Ariel Road and 0.25 mi E of Beacon Light Road.
14.
Flagler Beach East 2 and 3 - middle S32, T12S, R32E - Soil Maps 1 (top) and 3 - DeLorme Page 75-A1: SR-A1A
0.0-2.5 mi S of the Flagler County Line, now part of NORTH PENINSULA STATE RECREATION AREA (502
acres).
Cox: 1 jay 19 Sep 1981, 0.0-0.7 mi S (Volusia #14).
SMP: 10 jays in 5 groups 14 May and 30 Aug 1993 (JD) as follows: 1 jay 0.75 mi S, 5 jays 1.2 mi S (at
Highbridge Road); 1 jay 1.65 mi S; 1 jay 2.1 mi S; and 2 jays 2.4 mi S.
15.
Flagler Beach East 3 and Ormond Beach 1 - S S32, T12S, R32E; E S5, NE S8, W S9, W S16, E S22,
SW S23, NW S27, NE S28, T13S, R32E - Soil Maps 3 and 11 (right) - DeLorme Pages 75-A1 and 75-B1: SRA1A 2.5-5.5 mi S of the Flagler County Line.
SMP: 23 jays in 10 groups 14 May and 30 Aug 1993 (JD) as follows: 5 jays 3.25 mi S; 2 jays 3.8 mi S
(Capistrano Drive and Fairwinds Drive); 2 jays 4.2 mi S (Avalon Drive); 2 jays 4.3 mi S (Marlin Drive) 4 jays 4.4
mi S (Sandpiper Ridge Road); 2 jays 4.5 mi S (Riverwalk Drive and Riverside Drive); 1 jay and 2 jays 4.9 mi S (off
Sunny Beach Drive); 2 jays 5.4 mi S (Oakview Circle N and Raymonde Circle); and 1 jay 5.5 mi S (Ocean Breeze
Circle).
16.
Lake Helen 1 - SW S33, T17S, R31E - Soil Map 61 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: E of Duroc Drive and N of Cherokee's
Pride Trail.
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group in 1993 (JD).
17.
Lake Helen 1 - middle N S4, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 67 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: 0.2 mi W of Lake Helen Drive
between Giddings Lake and McCracken Drive.
SMP: 3 jays in 1 group 30 May 1993 (JD).
18.
Lake Helen 1 - NW S5, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 67 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: powerline 0.3 mi S of Cassadaga Road
(at the W end of Shantill Way).
19.
Lake Helen 2 - W S9, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 67 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: Deltona: vicinity of Beaver Drive,
Barrow Street, Keene Lane, and Ivydale Drive.
SMP: 4 jays in 1 group 23 May 1993 (JD) near the jct of Bishop Lane and Barrow Street.
20.
Lake Helen 2 - N S11, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 68 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: Deltona: Haulover Boulevard between
Waco Boulevard and Courtland Boulevard.
SMP: 6 jays in 3 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays on the S side of Haulover Boulevard 0.2 mi E of
Waco Drive; 2 jays on the S side of Haulover Boulevard 0.4 mi E of Waco Drive; and 2 jays W of Courtland
Boulevard between Belkton Court and Boyd Court.
21.
Lake Helen 3 - S S20, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: Deltona (excluding Cox sites 5 and 6):
mostly between Cooper Drive, April Avenue, Baton Drive, and Sumatra Avenue.
SMP: 9 jays in 4 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 3 groups between the roads mentioned above; and 2
jays in 1 group SE of Evans Lake between Ferendina Drive and Tivoli Drive.
22.
Lake Helen 3 - SE S34, SW S35, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 83 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: Deltona: Fort Smith
Boulevard between Lightfoot Street and Preston Avenue.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups in 1993 (JD) 0.2-0.5 mi E of the Cox site as follows: 2 jays between Sheffield
Drive, Tradewinds Drive, and Cavern Terrace; and 2 jays between Fort Smith Boulevard, Eldron Avenue, Allwood
Street, and Skyland Terrace.
23.
Lake Helen 5 - NW S12, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 68 - DeLorme Page 80-A3: Deltona: the S side of Coventry Street
between Saxon Court and Jewel Avenue.
SMP: 1 jay in 1993 (JD).
Lake Helen 6 - DeLorme Page 80-A3.

BBA: "pair" in 1988 (Nina Steffee).
24.
New Smyrna Beach 1 - SE S15, T16S, R33E - Soil Map 42 - DeLorme Page 75-D2: jct of SR-5A and Moss
Avenue.
Cox: 2 jays 17 May 1981 (Volusia #9).

SMP: 0 jays in 1993 (JD).
25.
New Smyrna Beach 2 - SE S35, T16S, R33E - Soil Map 50 - DeLorme Page 75-D2: jct of Nordman Street and
Willard Street.
Cox: 2 jays 17 May 1981 (Volusia #11).
26.
New Smyrna Beach 2 - SW S3, E S4, T17S, R33E - Soil Map 57 - DeLorme Page 75-D2: about 1 mi E of I-95
near Turnbull Bay Road. The 3 groups N of Turnbull Road are close (0.05-0.5 mi) to an acquired portion of the
SPRUCE CREEK CARL SITE (1593 acres, 1069 acquired).
SMP: 9 jays in 4 groups 17 May 1993 (JD) as follows: 3 jays 0.35 mi NNW of the jct of Turnbull Bay
Road and Rendy Road; 1 jay 0.35 mi WNW of the jct of Turnbull Bay Road and Rendy Road; 2 jays 0.15 mi N of
Turnbull Bay Road and 0.25 mi W of Rendy Road; and 3 jays in May 1993 (local residents pers. comm.) S of
Turnbull Road on the golf course in "Sugarmill Estates" development along Clubhouse Boulevard near holes 16 and
17.
27.
New Smyrna Beach 2 - SE S12, T17S, R33E - Soil Map 57 - DeLorme Page 75-D2: S side of Turnbull Bay Road
opposite New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups 16 May 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays at the S end of Golf Lake Drive in
"Whispering Pines" development (?); and 4 jays on Golf Club Drive in "Fairgreen Golf and Country Club.
28.
Oak Hill 1 - SW S9, NW S16, NE S17, T19S, R35E - Soil Maps 88 and 94 - DeLorme Page 81-B3: about 1 mi
ESE and SSE of Oak Hill, just outside the boundary of Kennedy Space Center.
SMP: 7 jays in 2 groups (3 and 4 birds) in 1993 (JD).
Oak Hill 2 - DeLorme Page 80-A2. (Possibly part of Kennedy Space Center).
BBA: "suitable habitat" 8 Jun 1986 (David Stock).
29.
Orange City 1 and/or 2 - S5, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 66 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: BLUE SPRING STATE PARK
(2483 acres).
SMP: 2 jays in 1 group 1 Jun 1993 (JD).
30.
Orange City 2 - SW S16 (listed incorrectly by Cox as S S9), T18S, R30E - Soil Map 73 - DeLorme Page 80-A2:
Cypress Avenue 1.0-1.2 mi S of Blue Springs Avenue.
31.
Orange City 2 and 5 - SE S9, SW S10, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 66 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: the radio tower at the
end of Live Oak Avenue, S along Rhode Island Avenue.
SMP: 18 jays in 5 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays at the SE end of Live Oak Avenue (at the tower);
and 3, 3, 5, and 5 jays along Rhode Island Avenue between Division Avenue and Sparkman Avenue.
32.
Orange City 2 - SE S16, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 73 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: the E end of Roberts Street.
SMP: 4 jays in 2 groups in 1993 (JD) as follows: 1 jay at the very end of Roberts Street; and 3 jays on
Pine Avenue 0.1 mi N of Roberts Street.
33.
Orange 3 and/or 6 - SW S22, NW S27, T18S, R30E - Soil 73 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: DeBary Golf and Country
Club on the W side of US-17/92.
SMP: 8 jays in 2 groups 29 May 1993 (JD) as follows: 5 jays near the jct of Plantation Club and DeBary
Plantation; and 3 jays at Hole 8, SE of the pond off Beacon Club Drive.
34.
Orange City 4 - S S25, N S36, T17S, R30E - Soil Map 60 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: Main Street 0.0-0.3 mi W of
I-4.
Cox: 1-2 jays 21 Aug 1981 (Volusia #10).
35.
Orange City 5 - SE S6, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 67 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: E of the SR-472 access loop to I-4.
36.
Orange City 5 - NW S18, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: Deltona: between Firwood Drive,
Normandy Boulevard, Fitzpatrick Terrace, and Vicksburg Street.
SMP: 1 jay in 1993 (JD).
37.
Orange City 5 and/or 6 - NW S24, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: E side of the gas pipeline
0.4 mi N of the jct of Saxon Boulevard and Broward Avenue.

38.
Orange City 6 - SE S22, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 73 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: E side of US-17/92, 0.95 mi S of
Enterprise Road, just S of Orange City Fire Tower.
39.
Orange City 6 - center S24, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: cemetery on the N side of Saxon
Boulevard 0.25 mi W of I-4.
Add: had jays "years ago" (local resident).
40.
Orange City 6 - SW S25, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: SW side of the borrow pond between
Enterprise Road and I-4.
SMP: 6 jays in 1 group 9 Jun 1993 (JD).
41.
Orange City 6 - NE S26, T18S, R30E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: Enterprise Road 0.8-0.9 mi NW of I4.
SMP: 6 jays in 2 groups 9 Jun 1993 (JD) as follows: 2 jays on Summerhaven Drive 0.1 mi E of Enterprise
Road; and 4 jays along the powerline W of the jct of Enterprise Road and Summerhaven Drive.
42.
Orange City 6 - middle S19, T18S, R31E - Soil Map 74 - DeLorme Page 80-A2: Deltona: an E/W powerline E of I-4.
SMP: 10 jays in 5 groups (1, 2, 2, 2, and 3 birds) in 1993 (JD).
43.
Ormond Beach 1 - center S41 (listed by Cox as "S34[?]), T13S, R32E - Soil Map 11 (right) - DeLorme Page 75B1: ORMOND BY THE SEA RECREATION AREA on the W side of SR-A1A 3.55-3.7 mi N of SR-40.
Cox: 1 jay 19 Sep 1981 (Volusia #15).
Osteen 4 - DeLorme Page 75-B1.

BBA: "pair" 27 Jun 1987 (Gary Minor); "fledged young" 21 May 1988 (Gary Minor).
44.
Osteen 5 - S S13, N S24, T19S, R31E - Soil Map 89 - DeLorme Page 80-B3: Lemon Bluff Road 0.15-0.5 mi E of
SR-415.
45.
Osteen 5 - S S18, N S19, T19S, R31E - Soil Map 89 - DeLorme Page 80-B3: Lemon Bluff Road 1.4-1.7 mi E of
SR-415.
46.
Sanford 1 - middle S S4, T19S, R30E - Soil Map 81 - DeLorme Page 80-B2: Benson Junction Road 0.35 mi W of
US-17/92.
APPENDIX A
County compilers of the FSJ Statewide Mapping Project
David Breininger
DYN-2
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
407-853-3281
Bill Pranty
8515 Village Mill Row
Bayonet Point, Florida 34667-2662
813-862-4556
Jack Dozier
Route 1, Box 3603
Alligator Point, Florida 32346
904-349-2289
John W. Fitzpatrick
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, New York 14850
607-254-2420
John E. (Jack) Gardner
deceased
Grace Iverson
8818 SE Sharon Street
Hobe Sound, Florida 33455
561-545-1292
Bradley M. Stith
2910 San Rafael Drive
Tampa, Florida 33629
813-254-7858
Jon Thaxton
P.O. Box 805
Osprey, Florida 34229
941-954-1001 (h)
Brian Toland
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 2676
Vero Beach, Florida 32961-2676
561-562-3909
Appendix B
Florida Scrub-Jays, 1980-1998 by Township, Range, and Section
Large Federal properties (i.e., Ocala National Forest, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Canaveral National
Seashore, and Cape Canaveral Air Station) are not included here.
3-5 Feb 1998: proofing all data here against those in the county summaries. All lines with a are now OK -- BP
County................... Site ......... Township ........ Range ................................ Section(s) ................................ Quarter Section(s)
Alachua ................... 2 ......................10 .............. 20 .............................................. 2 ..........................................................NE
Alachua ................... 1 ......................11 .............. 17 ............................................ 11 .......................................................... SE
Brevard ................. 47 ......................20 .............. 34 ...................................... 1, 4, 8 ............................................. NW, W, Brevard ................. 61 ......................20 .............. 34 ................................... 27, "40" ................................................. SW, NW
Brevard ................... 1 ......................20 .............. 34 ...................................... 34, 35 .......................................................... -, Brevard ................. 48 ......................20 .............. 35 ................................ 23, 27, 28 .......................................... E, NW, NE
Brevard ................. 62 ......................20 .............. 35 ......................................... "40" ......................................................... SW
Brevard ................... 1 ......................21 .............. 34 ................................... 2, 3, 10, ..............................all, E and NW, E,
Brevard ................... 1 ......................21 .............. 34 ...................................... 11, 14 ..................................... W and SE, N
Brevard ................. 65 ......................21 .............. 34 ............................................ 13 ......................................................... E
Brevard ................... 2 ......................21 .............. 34 ................................ 25, 35, 36 ........................................... all, E, W
Brevard ................. 63 ......................21 .............. 35 .............................................. 6 ..................................................... center
Brevard ................. 64 ......................21 .............. 35 .......................................... 7, 8 ................................................. NE, W
Brevard ................. 65 .....................21 .............. 35 ................................ 18, 19, 30 ........................................... W, all, N
Brevard ................... 2 ......................21 .............. 35 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ W
Brevard ................. 66 ......................21 .............. 35 ...................................... 30, 31 ................................................... SE, NE
Brevard ................. 81 ......................22 .............. 34 .................................. 1, 11, 12 .............................. S, NE, W and NE
Brevard ................... 2 ......................22 .............. 34 .............................................. 2 ..........................................................NE
Brevard ................. 80 ......................22 .............. 34 ...................................... 12, 13 ................................................... SE, NE
Brevard ................. 79 ......................22 .............. 35 .......................................... 6, 7 ................................................. SW, N
Brevard ................. 80 ......................22 .............. 35 .......................................... 7, 8 ..................................... S and NE, N
Brevard ................. 84 ......................22 .............. 35 ...................................... 26, 35 ................................................... SW, all
Brevard ................. 82 ......................22 .............. 35 .......................... 28 plus others ........................................ all, plus others
Brevard ................. 83 ......................22 .............. 35 ...................................... 33, 34 ................................................. E, W
Brevard ................. 72 ......................22 .............. 35 ...................................... 33, 34 ..................................................... all, all
Brevard ................. 85 ......................22 .............. 35 ............................................ 34 ........................................................ W
Brevard ................. 84 ......................23 .............. 35 .......................................... 1, 2 .................................................. N, E
Brevard ................. 72 ......................23 .............. 35 ............... 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14 .. SW, all, all, E and NW, all, W, N
Brevard ................. 68 ......................23 .............. 35 ............................................ 13 ..........................................................S
Brevard ................. 69 ......................23 .............. 35 ........................... 13, 14, 23, 24 ................................... SW, SE, NE, NW
Brevard ................. 70 ......................23 .............. 35 ...................................... 19, 24 ................................................. W, E
Brevard ................. 67 ......................23 .............. 35 ............................................ 22 ........................................................ NW
Brevard ................. 71 ......................23 .............. 35 ...................................... 23, 24 ..................................... E and SW, SW
Brevard ................. 74 ......................23 .............. 35 ................................ 23, 26, 27 .......................................... SW, W, SE
Brevard ................. 73 ......................23 .............. 35 ...................................... 24, 25 ..................................... S, E and SW
Brevard ................. 75 ......................23 .............. 35 ........................... 25, 26, 35, 36 ...................................... S, SE, E, all
Brevard ................. 15 ......................23 .............. 36 ................................ 13, 24, 25 ............................................ SE, E, NE
Brevard ................. 10 ......................23 .............. 36 ............................................ 15 ............................................. middle N
Brevard ................. 11 ......................23 .............. 36 ................................ 15, 22, 23 ............................. S, E and NW, SW
Brevard ................. 12 ......................23 .............. 36 ................................ 22, 26, 27 ............................................SE, SW, NE
Brevard ................. 17 ......................23 .............. 36 ...................................... 25, 36 ................................................... SE, E
Brevard ................. 13 ......................23 .............. 36 ...................................... 34, 35 ................................................. NE, NW
Brevard ................. 78 ......................24 .............. 35 ........................................ 1, 12 .................................................. all, NW
Brevard ................. 76 ......................24 .............. 35 .............................................. 2 ........................................................ NW
Brevard ................. 77 ......................24 .............. 35 .............................................. 2 ..........................................................S
Brevard ................. 17 ......................24 .............. 36 .............................................. 1 ..........................................................NE
Brevard ................. 14 ......................24 .............. 36 .............................. 2, 3, 10, 11 ................................... W, E, all, W
Brevard ................. 18 ......................24 .............. 36 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... E
Brevard ................. 18 ......................24 .............. 37 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ W

Brevard ................. 19 ......................24 .............. 37 ........................................ 7, 18 ...................................................... S, ?
Brevard ................... 4 ......................24 .............. 37 ................................ 11, 14, 23 ........................... SE, E and NW, NE
Brevard ................... 6 ......................24 .............. 37 ............................................ 31 ......................................................... N
Brevard ................... 5 ......................25 .............. 36 ......... 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, 35 .................SE, E, W, all, E, NE, all
Brevard ................... 9 ......................25 .............. 37 .......................................... 2, 3 ...................................................SW, SE
Brevard ................... 7 ......................25 .............. 37 ........................................ 7, 18 ............................................... center, SE
Brevard ................... 8 ......................25 .............. 37 ............................................ 17 ............................................................. Brevard ................. 20 ......................26 .............. 36 .............................. 1, 2, 11, 12 ................................... SW, SE, NE, NW
Brevard ................... 5 ......................26 .............. 36 .............................................. 2 ........................................................ W
Brevard ................. 21 ......................26 .............. 36 ...................................... 11, 12 ...................................................SE, SW
Brevard ................. 22 ......................26 .............. 36 ............................................ 13 ..........................................................S
Brevard ................. 23 ......................26 .............. 36 ................................ 24, 25, 36 .................. N and SE, N and SE, E
Brevard ................. 23 ......................26 .............. 37 ................................ 19, 30, 31 ................... middle S, all, N and SW
Brevard ................. 24 ......................26 .............. 37 ...................................... 30, 31 ........................W and SE, N and SW
Brevard ................. 25 ......................26 .............. 37 ...................................... 31, 32 ...................................................SE, SW
Brevard ................. 26 ......................27 .............. 36 .............................................. 1 .............................................. middle E
Brevard ................. 86 ......................27 .............. 37 ........................................ 2, 11 ................................................ W, NW
Brevard ................. 87 ......................27 .............. 37 .................................. 2, 11, 12 ........................................... S, NE, N
Brevard ................. 25 ......................27 .............. 37 .......................................... 5, 6 ................................................. W, NE
Brevard ................. 26 ......................27 .............. 37 .............................................. 6 .............................................middle W
Brevard ................. 27 ......................27 .............. 37 ........................................ 7, 18 ................................................... SE, NE
Brevard ................. 28 ......................27 .............. 37 .............................................. 8 ........................................................... all
Brevard ................. 29 ......................27 .............. 37 .................................... 8, 9, 17 ............................................SE, SW, NE
Brevard ................. 88 ......................27 .............. 37 ............................................ 13 ......................................................... N
Brevard ................. 89 ......................27 .............. 37 ...................................... 13, 14 .................................................. N, NE
Brevard ................. 90 ......................27 .............. 37 ...................................... 13, 14 ................................................... all, E
Brevard ................. 49 ......................27 .............. 37 ................................ 23, 24, 25 ........................................... NE, W, all
Brevard ................. 50 ......................27 .............. 37 ............................................ 24 ......................................................... E
Brevard ................. 58 ......................27 .............. 37 ................................ 28, 29, 30 ................................all, N, N and SE
Brevard ................. 51 .....................28 .............. 37 ...................................... 10, 15 ................................................... SE, NE
Brevard ................. 52 ......................28 .............. 37 ...................................... 13, 14 ................................................. NW, NE
Brevard ................. 53 ......................28 .............. 37 ............................................ 14 .......................................................... SE
Brevard ................. 59 ......................28 .............. 37 ............................................ 16 .............................................. middle S
Brevard ................. 54 ......................28 .............. 37 ........................... 25, 26, 35, 36 ...................................... S, SE, NE, all
Brevard ................. 60 ......................28 .............. 37 ...................................... 31, 32 ................................................. E, W
Brevard ................. 36 ......................28 .............. 37 ...................................... 32, 33 ...................................................SE, SW
Brevard ................. 55 ......................28 .............. 38 .............................................. 8 ........................................................ W
Brevard ................. 56 ......................28 .............. 38 ...................................... 17, 20 .......................... N and SE, middle S
Brevard ................. 43 ......................28 .............. 38 ............... 17, 20, 21, 28, 33, 34 ..................... SE, NE, W, E, NE, SW
Brevard ................. 57 ......................28 .............. 38 ........................... 20, 21, 28, 33 ................................... E, W, all, N
Brevard ................. 54 ......................28 .............. 38 ...................................... 30, 31 .................................................SW, W
Brevard ................. 38 ......................28 .............. 38 ............................................ 31 ..........................................................S
Brevard ................. 39 .....................28 .............. 38 ............................................ 31 ........................................................... all
Brevard ................. 36 ......................29 .............. 37 ................................. 4, 5, 6, 7, ........................ W and SE, all, SE, NE,
Brevard ................. 36 ......................29 .............. 37 ............ 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 ............... all, all, W, all, E, N, NW
Brevard ................. 40 ......................29 .............. 37 ............................................ 22 ........................................................... all
Brevard ................. 41 ......................29 .............. 37 ...................................... 27, 28 ................................................... all, E
Brevard ................. 30 ......................29 .............. 37 ...................................... 34, 35 ................................................. E, W
Brevard ................. 43 ......................29 .............. 38 .............................3, 10, 11, 14 ............................. middle, E, SW, NW
Brevard ................. 39 ......................29 .............. 38 .............................................. 6 ......................................................... E
Brevard ................. 38 ......................29 .............. 38 ................................ 6, 7, 8, 17 ..................................... all, all, W, N
Brevard ................. 37 ......................29 .............. 38 .............................. 7, 8, 17, 18 ...................... SE, SW, W, E and SW
Brevard ................. 44 ......................29 .............. 38 ........................... 10, 11, 14, 23 ............................................ SE, ?, ?, NE
Brevard ................. 42 ......................29 .............. 38 .................... 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, ............................. SW, S, SE, E, all,
Brevard ................. 42 ......................29 .............. 38 ........................... 21, 28, 29, 30 ................................... W, W, all, NE
Brevard ................. 45 ......................29 .............. 38 ........................... 27, 28, 33, 34 .................................. SW, E, NE, W
Brevard ................. 30 ......................30 .............. 37 ......................... 2, 3, 10, 11, 14 ................ all, E, NE, E and NW, E
Brevard ................. 31 ......................30 .............. 37 ........................... 10, 11, 14, 15 .................................... S, SW, W, all
Brevard ................. 32 ......................30 .............. 37 ........................... 14, 23, 24, 35 .................................... SE, E, W, SE
Brevard ................. 46 ......................30 .............. 38 ........................................ 3, 10 ................................................... SE, NE
Brevard ................. 34 ......................30 .............. 38 ..................... 11, 13, 14, 23, 24 ............................ S, SW, all, E, W
Brevard ................ 33 ......................30 .............. 38 ........................... 11, 15, 22, 23 ................................ W, middle, N, ?
Brevard ................. 32 ......................30 .............. 38 ..........................Fleming Grant ..................................................... center
Brevard ................. 35 ......................30 .............. 38 ..........................Fleming Grant ..................................................... center
Broward .................. 1 ......................48 .............. 42 ............................................ 23 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ............... 41 ......................40 .............. 21 .............................................. 4 ............................................ W and SE
Charlotte ............... 42 ......................40 .............. 21 .............................................. 8 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ............... 43 ......................40 .............. 21 ........................................ 8, 17 ................................................... SE, NE
Charlotte ............... 44 ......................40 .............. 21 .............................................. 9 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ............... 46 ......................40 .............. 21 ...................................... 10, 15 ...................................................S, NE
Charlotte ............... 47 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ............... 18 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 14 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ............... 17 ......................40 .............. 21 ...................................... 14, 15 ................................................... all, E
Charlotte ............... 14 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 17 ..........................................................S
Charlotte ............... 45 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 17 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ............... 20 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 23 .............................................. middle S
Charlotte ............... 21 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 24 ......................................................... E
Charlotte ............... 15 ......................40 .............. 21 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ............... 16 ......................40 .............. 21 .............................30 and/or 31 ......................................... SE and/or NE
Charlotte ............... 19 ......................40 .............. 22 ........................... 19, 20, 29, 30 .................................part, part, part, part
Charlotte ............... 22 ......................40 .............. 22 ............................................ 20 ......................................................... E
Charlotte ............... 36 ......................40 .............. 23 .............................................. 3 ........................................................... all
Charlotte ............... 37 ......................40 .............. 23 .............................................. 3 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ............... 38 ......................40 .............. 23 .............................................. 9 .......................................................... SE
Charlotte ............... 39 ......................40 .............. 23 ...................................... 10, 15 ................................................ W, NW
Charlotte ............... 35 ......................40 .............. 23 ............................................ 12 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ............... 53 ......................40 .............. 23 ............................................ 15 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte .................. 50
Charlotte ............... 51 ......................40 .............. 23 ............................................ 20 .......................................................... SE
Charlotte ............... 52 ......................40 .............. 23 ............................................ 21 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ................. 4 ......................40 .............. 23 ............................................ 24 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ................. 3 ......................40 .............. 23 ............................................ 24 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ................. 1 ......................40 .............. 24 ............................................ 13 .......................................................... SE
Charlotte ............... 13 ......................40 .............. 24 ...................................... 13, 14 ........................ middle W, E and SW
Charlotte ............... 40 ......................40 .............. 24 ............................................ 15 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ................. 9 ......................40 .............. 24 ...................................... 16, 17 .................................................. SW, S
Charlotte ................. 6 ......................40 .............. 24 ............................................ 18 ........................................................ W
Charlotte ............... 10 ......................40 .............. 24 ...................................... 20, 29 ................................................... SE, NE
Charlotte ............... 12 ......................40 .............. 24 ............................................ 23 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ............... 11 ......................40 .............. 24 ............................................ 27 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ................. 5 ......................40 .............. 24 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ............... 57 ......................40 .............. 27 ...................................... 24, 25 ....................................... middle E, NE
Charlotte ............... 33 ......................41 .............. 21 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ............... 29 ......................41 .............. 20 .............................................. 3 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ............... 25 ......................41 .............. 20 .............................................. 5 ............................................................ E
Charlotte ............... 24 ......................41 .............. 20 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ............... 23 ......................41 .............. 20 .............................................. 6 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ............... 26 ......................41 .............. 20 .............................................. 8 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ............... 27 ......................41 .............. 20 .......................................... 8, 9 ........................................ middle E, all
Charlotte ............... 30 ......................41 .............. 20 ............................................ 10 ........................................................ W
Charlotte ............... 28 ......................41 .............. 20 ............................................ 21 ........................................................ NW
Charlotte ............... 31 ......................41 .............. 20 ................................ 21, 22, 28 ............................................SE, SW, NE

Charlotte ............... 33 ......................41 .............. 20 ........................... 23, 24, 25, 26 .......................... SE, middle E, NE, SE
Charlotte ............... 34 ......................41 .............. 20 ................................ 26, 27, 34 ............................. SW, S, E and NW
Charlotte ............... 32 ......................41 .............. 20 ...................................... 27, 28 ................................................. W, NE
Charlotte ............... 49 ......................41 .............. 20 ................................ 28, 33, 34 ........................................... SE, NE, NW
Charlotte ............... 54 ......................41 .............. 23 ............................................ 21 .......................................................... SE
Charlotte ................. 7 ......................41 .............. 23 .............................22 and/or 27 ......................................... SE and/or NE
Charlotte ................. 8 ......................41 .............. 23 ............................................ 23 .............................................. middle E
Charlotte ............... 55 ......................41 .............. 23 ............................................ 28 ..........................................................NE
Charlotte ................. 2 ......................41 .............. 25 ............................................ 25 .......................................................... SE
Charlotte ................. 2 ......................41 .............. 26 ............................................ 30 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ............... 48 ......................42 .............. 20 .............................................. 2 ......................................................... SW
Charlotte ..............56a ......................42 .............. 21 .............................................. 9 ............................................ NW and SE
Charlotte ............. 56b .....................42 .............. 21 .............................................. 9 ............................................................. ?
Citrus .................... 20 ......................17 .............. 16 .......................................... 4, 5 .................................... W, E and SW
Citrus .................... 21 ......................17 .............. 16 ............................................ 11 .......................................................... SE
Citrus .................... 22 ......................17 .............. 16 ............................................ 13 ..........................................................NE
Citrus .................... 23 ......................17 .............. 16 ............................................ 14 ..........................................................NE
Citrus .................... 24 ......................17 .............. 16 ............................................ 14 ..........................................................NE
Citrus ...................... 1 ......................17 .............. 17 ............................................ 32 ........................................................... W
Citrus ...................... 2 ......................17 .............. 17 .............................34 and/or 35 ....................................... NE and/or NW
Citrus ...................... 6 ......................17 .............. 18 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... N
Citrus .................... 15 ......................17 .............. 19 ...................................... 24, 25 ................................................... SE, NE
Citrus .................... 16 ......................17 .............. 19 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................NE
Citrus .................... 17 ......................17 .............. 19 ............................................ 25 .......................................................... SE
Citrus .................... 16 ......................17 .............. 20 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW
Citrus ...................... 3 ......................18 .............. 17 ................................ 3 and/or 4 ......................................... SW and/or SE
Citrus ...................... 4 ......................18 .............. 17 ............................................ 10 .......................................................... SE
Citrus ...................... 7 ......................18 .............. 17 ............................................ 25 ............................................. middle N
Citrus ...................... 5 ......................18 .............. 17 ...................................... 29, 32 .................................................. SW, NE
Citrus ...................... 8 ......................18 .............. 18 ............................................ 12 .........................................................SE?
Citrus .................... 18 ......................18 .............. 20 ...........................5, 8, 9, 16, 17 .................S, SE, SW, middle W, NE
Citrus .................... 19 ......................18 .............. 20 ............................................ 27 .............................................. middle E
Citrus .................... 10 ......................19 .............. 17 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... N
Citrus ...................... 9 ......................19 .............. 17 .............................................. 9 .......................................................... SE
Citrus .................... 12 ......................19 .............. 19 ............................................ 12 ........................................................ NW
Citrus .................... 13 ......................19 .............. 20 ............................................ 21 ..................................................... center
Citrus .................... 14 ......................19 .............. 21 ...................................... 17, 29 ...................................................SE, N
Citrus .................... 11 ......................20 .............. 17 ............................................ 12 ..........................................................NE
Clay......................... 2 ....................... 7 .............. 23 ..................... 21, 22, 23, 29, 32 ............................ E, NE, E, S, NW
Clay......................... 1 ....................... 7 .............. 23 ............................................ 36 ..........................................................NE
Clay......................... 2 ....................... 7 .............. 24 ............................................ 19 .......................................................... SE
Collier ..................... 6 ......................46 .............. 28 .............................................. 1 ........................................................ NW
Collier ..................... 7 ......................46 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... E
Collier ..................... 9 ......................46 .............. 28 ............................................ 26 ..........................................................NE
Collier ................... 10 ......................46 .............. 28 ............................................ 36 ..........................................................NE
Collier ..................... 8 ......................46 .............. 29 ............................................ 19 .......................................................... SE
Collier ................... 13 ......................46 .............. 29 ............................................ 28 ........................................................ W
Collier ................... 11 ......................46 .............. 29 ............................................ 29 ......................................................... SW
Collier ................... 12 ......................46 .............. 29 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... N
Collier ................... 14 ......................46 .............. 29 ............................................ 34 ......................................................... E
Collier ................... 15 ......................46 .............. 29 ............................................ 35 ......................................................... SW
Collier ................... 15 ......................47 .............. 29 .............................................. 2 ........................................................ NW
Collier ................... 14 ......................47 .............. 29 .............................................. 3 ..........................................................NE
Collier ..................... 2 ......................48 .............. 25 ........................................ 8, 17 ................................................... SE, NE
Collier ..................... 4 ......................48 .............. 25 .............................................. 9 ..........................................................NE
Collier ..................... 3 ......................48 .............. 25 ............................................ 20 .......................................................... SE
Collier ..................... 5 ......................48 .............. 25 ............................................ 22 ......................................................... SW
Collier ..................... 1 ......................51 .............. 26 ...................................... 16, 21 ...................................................S, NE

DeSoto .................... 1 ......................36 .............. 23 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW
DeSoto .................... 3 ......................38 .............. 27 ................................ 16, 17, 28 ........................................ W, NE, W
DeSoto .................... 2 ......................39 .............. 23 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................NE
DeSoto .................... 4 ......................39 .............. 27 ............................................ 36 .......................................................... SE
Flagler ..................... 1 ......................10 .............. 30 ............................................ 21 ......................................................... SW
Flagler ..................... 2 ......................10 .............. 31 ......................................... "38" ..................................................... E part
Flagler ..................... 6 ......................10 .............. 31 ................................... Tract 38 ................................................. NE edge
Flagler ..................... 3 ......................11 .............. 31 ............................................ 26 .......................................................... SE
Flagler ..................... 4 ......................12 .............. 32 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................NE
Flagler ..................... 5 ......................12 .............. 32 ............................................ 30 .......................................................... SE
Glades ................... 12 ......................40 .............. 29 ............................................ 18 ..................................................... center
Glades ................... 13 ......................40 .............. 29 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................S
Glades ................... 15 ......................40 .............. 30 .............................21 and/or 28 ......................................... SE and/or NE
Glades ................... 22 ......................40 .............. 30 ............................................ 24 ..........................................................NE
Glades ................... 16 ......................40 .............. 30 ...................................... 31, 32 ................................................... all, SW
Glades ................... 17 ......................40 .............. 30 ............................................ 33 ..........................................................S
Glades ................... 23 ......................40 .............. 30 ............................................ 34 ......................................................... SW
Glades ................... 22 ......................40 .............. 31 ............................................ 19 ....................................................... NW
Glades ..................... 5 ......................41 .............. 28 ............................................ 35 .......................................................... SE
Glades ................... 14 ......................41 .............. 29 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... E
Glades ..................... 1 ......................41 .............. 29 .............................30? or 36? ............................................... SW or SE
Glades ................... 23 ......................41 .............. 30 .............................................. 3 ......................................................... N
Glades ................... 17 ......................41 .............. 30 .............................................. 4 ......................................................... N
Glades ................... 14 ......................41 .............. 30 ...................................... 6, 7, 8 ........................................... S, NE, N
Glades ................... 18 ......................41 .............. 30 ............................................ 10 ........................................................ NW
Glades ................... 24 ......................41 .............. 30 ............................................ 12 ............................................................. ?
Glades ................... 19 ......................41 .............. 30 ...................................... 19, 30 ................................................. S, NW
Glades ................... 20 ......................41 .............. 30 ............................................ 20 ..........................................................NE
Glades ................... 21 ......................41 .............. 30 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................NE
Glades ..................... 5 ......................42 .............. 28 .............................. 1, 2, 11, 14 .............................. center, NW, W, NE
Glades ..................... 6 ......................42 .............. 28 ........................... 23, 24, 25, 26 ..................... E, W and NE, NW, NE
Glades ..................... 7 ......................42 .............. 28 ...................................... 25, 36 .................................................. SW, NE
Glades ..................... 7 ......................42 .............. 29 .............................................. 3 ........................................................ NW
Glades ..................... 8 ......................42 .............. 29 ...................................... 15, 22 .................................................. S, N
Glades ..................... 9 ......................42 .............. 29 ............................................ 22 ........................................................ NW
Glades ................... 10 ......................42 .............. 29 ............................................ 23 ......................................................... N
Glades ................... 11 ......................42 .............. 29 ............................................ 28 ........................................................ NW
Glades ..................... 3 ................ T/R/S
Glades ..................... 4 ......................42 .............. 30 ................................ 11, 14, 15 ........................................... SE, SW, E
Glades ..................... 2 ......................42 .............. 30 ............................................ 18 .......................................................... SE
Hardee..................... 2 ......................35 .............. 23 ............................................ 34 ......................................................... SW
Hardee..................... 3 ......................36 .............. 26 ...................................... 23, 26 .................................................. S, N
Hardee..................... 1 ......................36 .............. 23 ...........................2, 3, 9, 10, 33 .............. SW, E and SW, NE, N, N
Hendry .................... 1 ......................44 .............. 30 .............................................. 6 ............................................................. ?
Hendry .................... 2 ..... get the T/R/S
Hernando................. 2 ......................22 .............. 18 ............................................ 15 ........................................................ NW
Hernando................. 3 ......................22 .............. 21 ...................... 24, 25, and/or 26 ........................................... ?, ?, and/or ?
Hernando................. 5 ......................23 .............. 17 .............................................. 2 ..........................................................NE
Hernando................. 1 ......................23 .............. 17 ............................................ 31 ......................................................... E
Hernando................. 4 ......................23 .............. 22 .............................................. 6 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 35 ......................32 .............. 32 ......................... 5, 8, 17, 19, 20 .............................. ?, SW, SW, E, NW
Highlands .............. 36 ......................33 .............. 28 .......................................... 6, 7 ................................................ W, NW
Highlands ................ 1 ......................33 .............. 28 ........................................ 7, 18 ................................................... SE, NE
Highlands ................ 2 ......................33 .............. 28 ............................................ 18 .......................................................... SE

Highlands ................ 3 ......................33 .............. 28 ........................... 28, 29, 32, 33 ................................... SW, SE, E, W
Highlands ................ 4 ......................33 .............. 28 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 37 ......................33 .............. 29 .............................................. 2 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 38 ......................33 .............. 29 .......................................... 8, 9 ................................................. NE, NW
Highlands .............. 46 ......................33 .............. 29 ........................................ 9, 16 ................................................. SW, NW
Highlands .............. 47 ......................33 .............. 29 ................................ 16, 21, 28 .......................... SE, NE and S, middle
Highlands .............. 48 ......................33 .............. 29 ...................................... 33, 34 ................................................... E, all
Highlands .............. 35 ......................33 .............. 30 ..................... 1, 7, 8, 27, 33, 34 ...... E, NE, NW, N and SW, NE, NW
Highlands .............. 35 ......................33 .............. 31 ......................... 6, 7, 17, 18, 31 ................................ all, all, W, all, SE
Highlands .............. 39 ......................34 .............. 28 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... SW
Highlands ................ 5 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, ............................. W, all, S, SE, NE,
Highlands ................ 5 ......................34 .............. 28 ................................ 10, 15, 16 ............................. NW and SE, NE, NW
Highlands .............. 40 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 10 .......................................................... SE
Highlands .............. 41 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 11 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 42 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 43 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 ........................................................ W
Highlands ................ 6 ......................34 .............. 28 ...................................... 15, 22 .................................................. S, N
Highlands ................ 7 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 22 ........................................................... all
Highlands .............. 44 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 23 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 45 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 23 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 29 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 34 ..........................................................S
Highlands .............. 28 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 35 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 75 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 35 ..........................................................S
Highlands .............. 76 ......................34 .............. 28 ............................................ 35 .......................................................... SE
Highlands .............. 49 ......................34 .............. 29 ........................................ 2, 11 ......................................................... ?, ?
Highlands .............. 51 ......................34 .............. 29 ............................................ 14 .................................................... middle
Highlands .............. 50 ......................34 .............. 29 ................................ 14, 15, 16 ............................... NW, middle, middle
Highlands .............. 73 ......................34 .............. 29 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 94 ......................34 .............. 29 ...................................... 32, 33 ................................................. NE, NW
Highlands .............. 35 ......................34 .............. 30 .......................................... 4, 5 ................................................. W, E
Highlands .............. 35 ......................34 .............. 31 .......................................... 5, 6 ................................................. W, E
Highlands .............. 75 ......................35 .............. 28 .............................................. 2 ......................................................... N
Highlands .............. 77 ......................35 .............. 28 .............................................. 2 ......................................................... E
Highlands .............. 29 ......................35 .............. 28 .......................................... 2, 3 ................................................. NW, N
Highlands .............. 27 ......................35 .............. 28 .............................................. 3 ........................................................... all
Highlands .............. 28 ......................35 .............. 28 .............................................. 4 ......................................................... E
Highlands .............. 78 ......................35 .............. 28 ...................................... 11, 13 .................................................. SE, W
Highlands .............. 30 ......................35 .............. 28 .............................................. 9 .................................................... middle
Highlands .............. 31 ......................35 .............. 28 ........................... 15, 16, 21, 22 ................................... SW, SE, E, W
Highlands .............. 85 ......................35 .............. 28 ...................................... 24, 25 ................................................... SE, NE
Highlands .............. 86 ......................35 .............. 28 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 87 ......................35 .............. 28 ...................................... 25, 36 .................................................. E, NE
Highlands .............. 88 ......................35 .............. 28 ............................................ 27 .......................................................... SE
Highlands .............. 74 ......................35 .............. 28 ............................................ 35 ........................................................ W
Highlands .............. 90 ......................35 .............. 28 ............................................ 36 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 89 ......................35 .............. 28 ............................................ 36 ..........................................................S
Highlands .............. 79 ......................35 .............. 29 .............................................. 7 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 95 ......................35 .............. 29 ........................... 11, 12, 13, 14 ...................SE, SW, center and NW, NE
Highlands .............. 96 ......................35 .............. 29 ................................ 13, 14, 24 .......................................... SW, S, NW
Highlands .............. 80 ......................35 .............. 29 ............................................ 17 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 81 ......................35 .............. 29 ............................................ 17 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 82 ......................35 .............. 29 ............................................ 19 ......................................................... E
Highlands .............. 83 ......................35 .............. 29 ............................................ 20 .................................................... middle
Highlands .............. 97 ......................35 .............. 29 ............................................ 21 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 98 ......................35 .............. 29 ...................................... 21, 28 ................................................... SE, NE
Highlands .............. 87 ......................35 .............. 29 ...................................... 30, 31 ................................................ W, NW
Highlands .............. 72 ......................35 .............. 29 ............................................ 36 .......................................................... SE
Highlands .............. 71 ......................35 .............. 30 ............................................ 29 ......................................................... SW

Highlands .............. 72 ......................35 .............. 30 ............................................ 31 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 11 ......................35 .............. 31 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... E
Highlands .............. 10 ......................35 .............. 31 ............................................ 21 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 12 ......................35 .............. 32 ............................................ 32 ..........................................................NE
Highlands ................ 8 ......................35 .............. 32 ............................................ 33 ..........................................................S
Highlands .............. 91 ......................36 .............. 28 .............................................. 1 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 92 ......................36 .............. 28 .............................................. 6 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 52 ......................36 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 ............................................ NW and SE
Highlands .............54a .....................36 .............. 28 ...................................... 13, 14 ................................................... all, E
Highlands ............ 54b ......................36 .............. 28 ...................................... 13, 24 .................................................. E, E
Highlands .............. 55 ......................36 .............. 28 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 99 ......................36 .............. 29 .............................................. 3 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 57 ......................36 .............. 29 ........................................ 3, 10 ................................................... SE, NE
Highlands ............ 54b ......................36 .............. 29 .............. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, .............. all, all, all, all, all, E and SW,
Highlands ............ 54b ......................36 .............. 29 ........................... 28, 29, 32, 33 ......................... all, E and SW, SE, all
Highlands .............54a .....................36 .............. 29 .............. 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, .......................... all, all, all, all, W, all,
Highlands .............54a .....................36 .............. 29 ........................... 30, 31, 32, 33 ...................................... all, all, all, W
Highlands .............. 60 ......................36 .............. 29 ............................................ 25 ..................................................... center
Highlands .............. 58 ......................36 .............. 29 ............................................ 26 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 59 ......................36 .............. 29 ............................................ 27 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 61 ......................36 .............. 29 ............................................ 28 .......................................................... SE
Highlands .............. 55 ......................36 .............. 29 ...................................... 29, 30 .................................................. SW, S
Highlands .............. 64 ......................36 .............. 30 .............................. 4, 9, 16, 21 .............................. S, middle, N, E
Highlands .............. 72 ......................36 .............. 30 .............................................. 6 ........................................................ W
Highlands .............. 65 ......................36 .............. 30 .............................. 7, 8, 17, 20 ......................... all, S, W and SE, all
Highlands .............. 66 ......................36 .............. 30 ............................... 16, 21, 28, ................ E and NW, all, W and SE,
Highlands .............. 66 ......................36 .............. 30 ................................ 29, 32, 33 ................. N and SE, NE, E and NW
Highlands .............. 67 ......................36 .............. 30 ...................................... 28, 33 .................................................... SE, all
Highlands .............. 68 ......................36 .............. 30 ...................................... 32, 33 ................................................... SE, S
Highlands .............. 32 ......................36 .............. 32 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 33 ......................36 .............. 32 .............................................. 2 ........................................................ NW
Highlands ................ 9 ......................36 .............. 32 .......................................... 3, 9 ...................................... middle N, E
Highlands .............. 34 ......................36 .............. 32 ........................................... 27 ......................................................... SW
Highlands .............. 32 ......................36 .............. 33 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 62 ......................37 .............. 29 ........................................ 2, 11 ................................................... SE, NE
Highlands .............. 56 ......................37 .............. 29 ...........................5, 6, 8, 21, 28 .............................SW, E, W, SE, SE
Highlands .............. 63 ......................37 .............. 29 ...................... 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, ................. E, all, W and SE, SW, all,
Highlands .............. 63 ......................37 .............. 29 ..................... 15, 22, 23, 24, 25 ............................. all, all, all, W, W
Highlands .............. 70 ......................37 .............. 29 ...................................... 12, 13 ..............................................SE, middle
Highlands .............. 17 ......................37 .............. 29 ............... 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36 ............................ S, all, all, all, all, all
Highlands .............. 68 ......................37 .............. 30 .................................. 4, 5, 8, 9 ....................... all, E, E, W and NE
Highlands .............. 69 ......................37 .............. 30 ................................ 3, 4, 9, 10 ................................. W, E, E, W
Highlands .............. 23 ......................37 .............. 30 ................... 4, 9, 16, 21, 28, 33 .............. W, W, W, W, W, W
Highlands .............. 16 ......................37 .............. 30 ............... 6, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 33 .....................................................part of
Highlands .............. 14 ......................37 .............. 30 ............... 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28 .......................... all, all, all, all, N, NE
Highlands .............. 25 ......................37 .............. 30 ..................... 27, 28, 33, 34, 35 ................ E and SW, S, E, all, W
Highlands .............. 15 ......................37 .............. 30 ................................ 27, 28, 34 .............................................. all, S, all
Highlands .............. 13 ......................37 .............. 30 ............................................ 29 ............................................. middle N
Highlands .............. 17 ......................37 .............. 30 ............................................ 31 ........................................................ W
Highlands .............. 21 ......................38 .............. 29 ....................... 1, 12, 13, 25, 36 ............................. E, E, E, SE, E
Highlands .............. 23 ......................38 .............. 30 ...................................... 2, 3, 4 .......................................... N, N, N
Highlands .............. 26 ......................38 .............. 30 .............................................. 4 ..........................................................NE
Highlands .............. 18 ......................38 .............. 30 .......................................... 4, 5 ................................................. NW, NE
Highlands .............. 20 ......................38 .............. 30 .............................................. 5 ........................................................ NW
Highlands .............. 20 ......................38 .............. 30 ........... 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 30, 31 .............. NE, all, all, W, all, all, all, all
Highlands .............. 22 ......................38 .............. 30 ................................. 8, 17, 19, ........................ S, middle and W, SE,
Highlands .............. 22 ......................38 .............. 30 ................................ 20, 30, 31 ................................ SW, middle, middle
Highlands ............ 100 ......................39 .............. 29 .............................................. 1 ..........................................................NE

Highlands ............ 116 ......................39 .............. 29 ............................................ 14 ........................................................ NW
Highlands ............ 117 ......................39 .............. 29 ...................................... 15, 16 ................................................. NW, NE
Highlands ............ 112 ......................39 .............. 29 ............................................ 18 .......................................................... SE
Highlands ............ 118 ......................39 .............. 29 ............................................ 22 ........................................................ NW
Highlands ............ 119 ......................39 .............. 29 ............................................ 23 ........................................................ NW
Highlands ............ 120 ......................39 .............. 29 ..................... 26, 33, 34, 35, 36 ............. S, SW, W, N and SW, NW
Highlands ............ 113 ......................39 .............. 29 ............................................ 31 ..........................................................S
Highlands ............ 101 ......................39 .............. 30 .............................................. 1 .......................................................... SE
Highlands ............ 103 ......................39 .............. 30 .............. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, .............. all, all, E, E, all, all, all, all,
Highlands ............ 103 ......................39 .............. 30 ............... 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 ............................ all, all, all, all, all, E
Highlands ............ 102 ......................39 .............. 30 .......................................... 4, 5 ................................................. W, E
Highlands ............ 100 ......................39 .............. 30 .............................................. 6 ..........................................................NE
Highlands ............ 104 ......................39 .............. 30 ............................................ 19 ......................................................... N
Highlands ............ 105 ......................39 .............. 30 ............................................ 19 ......................................................... SW
Highlands ............ 106 ......................39 .............. 30 ...................................... 19, 20 ...................................................S, S
Highlands ............ 107 ......................39 .............. 30 ............................................ 20 ......................................................... E
Highlands ............ 108 ......................39 .............. 30 ............................................ 20 .......................................................... SE
Highlands ............ 109 ......................39 .............. 30 ............................................ 20 .......................................................... SE
Highlands ............ 110 ......................39 .............. 30 ............................................ 30 ......................................................... SW
Hillsborough .......... 20 ......................27 .............. 21 .............................................. 2 ............................................. middle N
Hillsborough ............ 7 ......................30 .............. 20 ............................................ 14 .............................................. middle E
Hillsborough ............ 8 ......................30 .............. 20 ............................................ 23 ........................................................ NW
Hillsborough ............ 6 ......................31 .............. 19 .................................... 1, 2, 12 ..............................................all, E, all
Hillsborough ............ 3 ......................31 .............. 21 ............................................ 17 ..........................................................S
Hillsborough ............ 4 ......................31 .............. 22 ........................................ 8, 17 ................................................. SW, NW
Hillsborough ............ 5 ......................31 .............. 22 ............................................ 19 .......................................................... SE
Hillsborough ............ 1 ......................31 .............. 22 ............................................ 36 ..................................................... center
Hillsborough ............ 9 ......................32 .............. 18 ............................................ 23 ..........................................................NE
Hillsborough .......... 10 ......................32 .............. 18 ............................................ 26 ........................................................ NW
Hillsborough .......... 17 ......................32 .............. 19 ...................................... 13, 24 ...................................... middle S, N
Hillsborough .......... 14 ......................32 .............. 19 ...................................... 24, 35 ...................................... middle S, N
Hillsborough .......... 18 ......................32 .............. 19 ............................................ 25 .......................................................... SE
Hillsborough .......... 13 ......................32 .............. 19 ...................................... 27, 28 ...................................................SW, SE
Hillsborough .......... 15 ......................32 .............. 19 ............................................ 28 .............................................. middle S
Hillsborough .......... 12 ......................32 .............. 19 ............................................ 29 ........................................................ NW
Hillsborough .......... 11 ......................32 .............. 19 ............................................ 29 ......................................................... N
Hillsborough .......... 16 ......................32 .............. 19 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... SW
Hillsborough .......... 19 ......................32 .............. 20 ............................................ 15 ..........................................................NE
Hillsborough ............ 2 ......................32 .............. 21 ............................................ 24 ............................................... center S
Indian River............. 8 ......................31 .............. 38 ........................................ 1, 12 ....................................................... ?, all
Indian River............. 9 ......................31 .............. 38 ................................ 13, 14, 24 ............................. W and SE, E, N
Indian River............. 2 ......................31 .............. 38 ............................................ 29 .................................................... middle
Indian River............. 3 ......................31 .............. 38 ...................................... 29, 32 ................................................... SE, E
Indian River............. 4 ......................31 .............. 38 ............................................ 32 ........................................................... all
Indian River........... 10 ......................31 .............. 39 ...................................... 18, 19 ................................................... SW, all
Indian River........... 11 ......................31 .............. 39 ...................................... 28, 29 ................................................. W, E
Indian River............. 4 ......................32 .............. 38 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... N
Indian River............. 5 ......................32 .............. 38 ..................... 16, 21, 22, 27, 28 .............................. SE, all, W, NW, all
Indian River........... 13 ......................32 .............. 39 ........................................ 3, 10 .................................................SW, W
Indian River........... 14 ......................32 .............. 39 ............................................ 15 ..........................................................NE
Indian River........... 12 ......................32 .............. 39 ............................................ 16 ..........................................................NE
Indian River........... 15 ......................32 .............. 39 ...................................... 21, 22 ................................................. NE, NW
Indian River........... 16 ......................32 .............. 39 ................................ 22, 23, 26 ......................................... E, W, NW
Indian River........... 17 ......................32 .............. 39 ................................ 26, 27, 35 ......................................... W, E, NW
Indian River............. 6 ......................33 .............. 39 ............................................ 26 ......................................................... SW
Indian River............. 1 ............. Fleming ......... Grant ................................ 22, 28, 29 ............................................ S, E, all
Indian River............. 7 ............. Fleming ......... Grant ............................................ 30 ......................................................... E
Lake ........................ 8 ......................16 .............. 27 .............................................. 4 ......................................................... SW

Lake ...................... 35 ......................17 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 44 ......................17 .............. 28 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................S
Lake ...................... 36 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 17 ......................................................... SW
Lake ...................... 37 ......................17 .............. 29 ...................................... 17, 18 .................................................. SW, S
Lake ...................... 38 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 19 ........................................................ NW
Lake ...................... 52 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 20 ......................................................... N
Lake ...................... 53 ......................17 .............. 29 ...................................... 27, 28 .................................................. NW, SE
Lake ...................... 42 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 29 ......................................................... SW
Lake ...................... 43 ......................17 .............. 29 ................................ 29, 30, 31 ............................................SW, SE, NE
Lake ...................... 45 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 31 ........................................................... all
Lake ...................... 54 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 32 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 46 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 32 .............................................middle W
Lake ...................... 55 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 33 ..................................................... center
Lake ...................... 56 ......................17 .............. 29 ............................................ 33 ......................................................... E
Lake ...................... 19 ......................18 .............. 25 .............................................. 2 ......................................................... SW
Lake ...................... 20 ......................18 .............. 25 .............................................. 3 .......................................................... SE
Lake ...................... 21 ......................18 .............. 25 ...................................... 12, 13 ................................................... SE, NE
Lake ...................... 67 ......................18 .............. 27 .............................20 and/or 21 ........................................ NE and/or NW
Lake ...................... 40 ......................18 .............. 27 ............................................ 34 ........................................................ NW
Lake ...................... 41 ......................18 .............. 27 ...................................... 35, 36 ...................................................SE, SW
Lake ...................... 45 ......................18 .............. 28 ........................................ 1, 12 .......................................E, middle E
Lake ...................... 47 ......................18 .............. 28 ............................................ 10 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 48 ......................18 .............. 28 ...................................... 11, 12 ...................................................SE, SW
Lake ...................... 49 ......................18 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... SW
Lake ...................... 57 ......................18 .............. 29 .............................................. 4 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 58 ......................18 .............. 29 .............................................. 4 ......................................................... SW
Lake ...................... 59 ......................18 .............. 29 .............................................. 4 .......................................................... SE
Lake ...................... 45 ......................18 .............. 29 ......................................... 4, 6, ....................... middle W, NW and SE,
Lake ...................... 45 ......................18 .............. 29 ........................................ 7, 18 ..................................... middle W, SW
Lake ...................... 60 ......................18 .............. 29 .............................................. 8 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 50 ......................18 .............. 29 ............................................ 17 ........................................................ NW
Lake ...................... 51 ......................18 .............. 29 ............................................ 19 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 61 ......................18 .............. 29 ..................... 20, 28, 29, 32, 33 .............................SE, N, E, E, N
Lake ...................... 39 ......................19 .............. 25 ............................................ 13 ........................................................ NW
Lake ...................... 24 ......................19 .............. 26 ...................................... 23, 26 ................................................. S, NW
Lake ...................... 25 ......................19 .............. 26 ............................................ 26 .............................................. middle S
Lake ...................... 23 ......................19 .............. 27 .......................................... 4, 5 ................................................. W, E
Lake ...................... 64 ......................19 .............. 27 ............................................ 28 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 66 ......................19 .............. 28 ............................................ 21 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 62 ......................19 .............. 28 ...................................... 27, 34 ................................................ NW, W
Lake ...................... 65 ......................19 .............. 29 .............................................. 4 .......................................................... SE
Lake ...................... 61 ......................19 .............. 29 ...................................... 5, 6, 7 ............... W, E and SW, E and NW
Lake ...................... 62 ......................19 .............. 29 ...................................... 31, 36 ...................................................S, NE
Lake ...................... 63 ......................19 .............. 29 ......................................... "37" ............................................................. ?
Lake ...................... 26 ......................20 .............. 24 ............................................ 25 ..................................................... center
Lake ...................... 27 ......................20 .............. 24 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................S
Lake ...................... 10 ......................20 .............. 24 ............................................ 29 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 22 ......................20 .............. 26 .............................................. 3 .......................................................... SE
Lake ........................ 2 ......................20 .............. 26 ...................................... 22, 27 .................................................. S, N
Lake ...................... 11 ......................21 .............. 24 .............................................. 5 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 12 ......................21 .............. 24 .............................................. 8 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 13 ......................21 .............. 24 .............................................. 9 ......................................................... SW
Lake ...................... 14 ......................21 .............. 24 ............................................ 17 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 15 ......................21 .............. 24 ............................................ 29 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 16 ......................21 .............. 24 ............................................ 29 .......................................................... SE
Lake ...................... 29 ......................21 .............. 25 ........................................ 3, 10 ................................................. SW, NW
Lake ...................... 30 ......................21 .............. 25 ............................................ 11 .............................................. middle E
Lake ...................... 31 ......................21 .............. 25 ...................................... 11, 14 ................................................. SW, NW

Lake ...................... 28 ......................21 .............. 25 .............................18 and/or 20 ........................................ SE and/or NW
Lake ...................... 32 ......................21 .............. 25 ...................................... 21, 22 ...................................................SE, SW
Lake ...................... 33 ......................21 .............. 25 ............................................ 22 ........................................................ NW
Lake ...................... 34 ......................21 .............. 25 ............................................ 22 .......................................................... SE
Lake ........................ 3 ......................21 .............. 26 .......................................... 4, 9 ...................................................... ?, NE
Lake ........................ 7 ......................21 .............. 26 ............................................ 17 .............................................. center W
Lake ........................ 4 ......................21 .............. 26 ............................................ 19 ..........................................................NE
Lake ........................ 5 ......................21 .............. 26 ...................................... 20, 29 ................................................. SW, NW
Lake ........................ 6 ......................21 .............. 26 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 18 ......................21 .............. 35 ............................................ 36 .......................................................... SE
Lake ........................ 9 ......................23 .............. 24 ............................................ 21 ..........................................................NE
Lake ...................... 17 ......................23 .............. 26 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ NW
Lee ........................ 29 ......................43 .............. 23 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ NW
Lee ........................ 13 ......................43 .............. 24 ............................................ 28 .............................................. middle S
Lee ........................ 14 ......................43 .............. 25 ............................................ 23 ..................................................... center
Lee ........................ 11 ......................43 .............. 25 ............................................ 24 ..........................................................NE
Lee ........................ 12 ......................43 .............. 26 .............................................. 7 ......................................................... SW
Lee ........................ 15 ......................43 .............. 26 ........................................ 8, 17 ................................................... SE, NE
Lee ........................ 19 ......................43 .............. 26 .............................................. 9 ......................................................... SW
Lee ........................ 21 ......................43 .............. 26 ...................................... 11, 14 ................................................... SE, E
Lee ........................ 22 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 13 .......................................................... SE
Lee ........................ 23 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 14 .......................................................... SE
Lee ........................ 20 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 14 ......................................................... SW
Lee ........................ 16 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 16 ..........................................................NE
Lee ........................ 17 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 21 ..........................................................S
Lee ........................ 18 ......................43 .............. 26 ................................... 21 or 22 .............................................. NE or NW
Lee ........................ 24 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................NE
Lee ........................ 25 ......................43 .............. 26 ............................................ 25 ........................................................ NW
Lee .......................... 1 ......................43 .............. 27 ........................... 14, 15, 22, 23 ................................... S, S, N, N
Lee .......................... 2 ......................43 .............. 27 ............................................ 22 ......................................................... N
Lee .......................... 3 ......................43 .............. 27 ............................................ 26 .................................................... middle
Lee ........................ 26 ......................43 .............. 27 ............................................ 30 .......................................................... SE
Lee ........................ 27 ......................43 .............. 27 ...................................... 30, 31 ................................................... SW, all
Lee .......................... 4 ......................43 .............. 27 ............................................ 35 ........................................................ NW
Lee .......................... 5 ......................43 .............. 27 ...................................... 35, 36 ..................................... NE and SW, SW
Lee .......................... 7 ......................44 .............. 26 ............................................ 29 .............................................. middle S
Lee ........................ 28 ......................44 .............. 27 .............................. 7 and/or 18 ....................................... SW and/or NW
Lee .......................... 6 ......................45 .............. 27 ............................................ 13 ......................................................... SW
Lee .......................... 8 ......................46 .............. 25 ...................................... 29, 32 .................................................. S, N
Lee .......................... 9 ......................47 .............. 25 .............................................. 5 ........................................................ NW
Lee ........................ 10 ......................47 .............. 25 .............................................. 8 ..........................................................NE
Levy ........................ 1 ......................11 .............. 17 ............................................ 14 ......................................................... N
Levy ........................ 9 ......................12 .............. 14 ............................................ 11 .......................................................... SE
Levy ........................ 3 ......................14 .............. 13 .............................27 and/or 28 ........................................ NW and/or NE
Levy ........................ 4 ......................14 .............. 13 ...................................... 28, 33 ................................................... SE, NE
Levy ........................ 6 ......................14 .............. 13 ............................................ 33 ..........................................................S
Levy ........................ 5 ......................14 .............. 13 ...................................... 33, 34 ............................................. E, middle
Levy ...................... 10 ......................14 .............. 14 ............................................ 29 ........................................................ NW
Levy ........................ 2 ......................15 .............. 12 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... N
Levy ........................ 7 ......................15 .............. 13 .................................. 3, 5, 8, 9 ...................... NE, E, E, W and NE
Levy ........................ 8 ......................15 .............. 13 .............................................. 4 ..........................................................S
Manatee ................ 20 ......................33 .............. 20 .............................................. 6 ........................................................ NW
Manatee ................ 21 ......................33 .............. 20 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ NW
Manatee ................ 22 ......................33 .............. 20 ............................................ 12 ..........................................................NE
Manatee .................. 5 ......................33 .............. 21 .............................................. 6 .............................................. middle S
Manatee .................. 6 ......................33 .............. 21 ............................................ 10 ..........................................................NE
Manatee .................. 7 ......................33 .............. 21 ............................................ 16 ........................................................ W
Manatee .................. 1 ......................34 .............. 17 ................................. 19 and 30 ........................................... SW and NW

Manatee ................ 17 ......................34 .............. 20 .............................31 and/or 32 ......................................... SE and/or SW
Manatee .................. 8 ......................34 .............. 21 ...................................... 11, 12 ...................................... SE, NW and SE
Manatee ................ 13 ......................34 .............. 21 ............................................ 33 ......................................................... SW
Manatee .................. 8 ......................34 .............. 22 .......................................... 6, 7 ...................................................... NE, ?
Manatee .................. 2 ......................34 .............. 22 ...................................... 23, 24 ...................................................NE, NE
Manatee ................ 16 ......................34 .............. 20 ................................... 29 or 30 ...................................................... ? or ?
Manatee ................ 18 ......................35 .............. 20 .............................33 and/or 34 ........................................ NE and/or NW
Manatee ................ 13 ......................35 .............. 21 .............................................. 5 ..........................................................NE
Manatee ................ 14 ......................35 .............. 22 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... SW
Manatee .................. 8 ......................35 .............. 22 ............................................ 18 ........................................................ NW
Manatee ................ 12 ......................36 .............. 21 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... SW
Manatee ................ 15 ......................36 .............. 21 .............................................. 1 ............................................. middle N
Manatee .................. 9 ......................36 .............. 21 .......................................... 7, 8 ...................................................SE, SW
Manatee ................ 10 ......................36 .............. 21 ................................ 15, 22, 23 .......................................... S, N, NW
Manatee ................ 11 ......................36 .............. 21 ............................................ 18 ......................................................... N
Manatee .................. 3 ......................36 .............. 22 ............................................ 35 .......................................................... SE
Manatee .................. 4 ......................36 .............. 22 .............................24 and/or 25 ........................................ S and/or N
Marion .................. 10 ......................13 .............. 24 .............................................. 5 .......................................................... SE
Marion .................... 2 ......................15 .............. 20 ...................................... 17, 20 ................................................... SE, NE
Marion .................. 17 ......................15 .............. 21 ...................................... 21, 22 ...................................................SE, SW
Marion .................... 3 ......................16 .............. 20 ................................. 4, 17, 20, .............................. N and SE, E, NE,
Marion .................... 3 ......................16 .............. 20 ................................ 21, 22, 23 ........................................ E, W, SW
Marion .................... 5 ......................16 .............. 20 ............................................ 28 ......................................................... SW
Marion .................... 4 ......................16 .............. 20 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... SW
Marion .................. 19 ......................16 .............. 21 ............................................ 16 ......................................................... N
Marion .................... 3 ......................16 .............. 21 ............................................ 19 ........................................................ NW
Marion .................. 20 ......................16 .............. 21 ..................... 26, 27, 28, 34, 35 ............................ W, all, NE, NE, NW
Marion .................... 1 ......................16 .............. 23 ................................ 16, 21, 22 ............................... SE, E, E and SW
Marion .................. 15 ......................16 .............. 24 ............................................ 35 ......................................................... E
Marion .................. 16 ......................16 .............. 24 ............................................ 35 ........................................................ NW
Marion .................... 6 ......................17 .............. 20 .............................................. 1 ......................................................... E
Marion .................... 7 ......................17 .............. 20 ................................ 10, 11, 14 ......................................... W, S, NW
Marion .................... 8 ......................17 .............. 20 ............................................ 13 ..........................................................S
Marion .................... 6 ......................17 .............. 21 .............................................. 6 ........................................................ NW
Marion .................. 13 ......................17 .............. 21 .............. 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 25, ......................... part, part, part, part, SE,
Marion .................. 13 ......................17 .............. 21 ........................... 26, 27, 28, 35 ................................... part, N, NE, E
Marion .................. 12 ......................17 .............. 21 ................................ 29, 30, 32 ................................. al, E and NW, all
Marion .................. 18 ......................17 .............. 22 ............................................ 32 .......................................................... SE
Marion .................. 14 ......................17 .............. 23 .............................................. 2 ............................................. middle N
Marion .................. 11 ......................17 .............. 24 ........................................ 1, 12 ................................................... all, E
Martin ..................... 1 ......................37 .............. 41 ................................ 15, 16, 22 ..........................................SW, E, NW
Martin ..................... 9 ......................37 .............. 41 ...................................... 15, 22 ..................................... SW, W and SE
Martin ................... 10 ......................37 .............. 41 ...................................... 26, 35 .................................................. S, N
Martin ................... 11 ......................37 .............. 41 ...................................... 27, 28 ...................................................S, S
Martin ................... 13 ......................38 .............. 41 .............................................. 2 ..................................................... center
Martin ................... 14 ......................38 .............. 41 .............................................. 3 ..........................................................NE
Martin ................... 15 ......................38 .............. 41 ............................................ 11 ........................................................ W
Martin ................... 18 ......................38 .............. 42 ................................ 29, 30, 32 ............................................ SW, E, all
Martin ................... 19 ......................38 .............. 42 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW
Martin ..................... 3 ......................39 .............. 42 ...................................... 26, 27 ................................................. W, E
Martin ..................... 5 ......................39 .............. 42 ...................................... 26, 35 .................................................. S, E
Martin ..................... 4 ......................39 .............. 42 ...................................... 34, 35 ................................................... E, all
Martin ..................... 5 ......................40 .............. 42 .................................... 1, 2, 11 ............................. W, NE, NW and SE
Martin ..................... 4 ......................40 .............. 42 ........................ 2, 10 and/or 11, ................................ all, E and/or W,
Martin ..................... 4 ......................40 .............. 42 ................................ 11, 12, 13 ............................ E, W, W and NE
Martin ..................... 6 ......................40 .............. 42 ............................................ 23 ..........................................................NE
Martin ..................... 7 ......................40 .............. 42 ............................................ 23 ............................................. middle N
Martin ..................... 8 ......................40 .............. 42 ............................................ 24 ......................................................... E

Martin ..................... 2 ............... Gomez ........ Grant ............................................... - ...................................................NE part
Martin ..................... 3 ............... Gomez ......... Grant ............................................... - ..................................................... E side
Martin ................... 12 .............. Hanson ........ Grant ............................................... - ............................................... NE corner
Martin ................... 16 .............. Hanson ......... Grant ............................................... - ......................................................... N
Martin ................... 17 .............. Hanson ......... Grant ............................................... - ..................................................... E part
Martin ................... 19 .............. Hanson ......... Grant ............................................... - .................................................. SE edge
Okeechobee ............. 5 ......................33 .............. 32 ................................. 1, 11, 12, .................. middle N and SE, SW, NE,
Okeechobee ............. 5 ......................33 .............. 32 ........................... 14, 22, 23, 33 ...................... W, NE, NW, middle SW
Okeechobee ............. 3 ......................33 .............. 35 .............................................. 7 .......................................................... SE
Okeechobee ............. 5 ......................34 ............ 332 .............................................. 6 ......................................................... SW
Okeechobee ............. 2 ......................34 .............. 32 ............................................ 32 ..........................................................S
Okeechobee ............. 4 ......................34 .............. 35 .......................................... 23? .......................................................W?
Okeechobee ............. 2 .....................35 .............. 32 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... N
Okeechobee ............. 1 ......................35 .............. 33 ............................................ 34 ........................................................ NW
Orange .................. 13 ......................20 .............. 27 .............................................. 1 ..........................................................S
Orange .................... 1 ......................20 .............. 27 ............................................ 20 .............................................. middle E
Orange .................. 12 ......................20 .............. 28 .............................................. 1 ..........................................................NE
Orange .................... 2 ......................20 .............. 28 ............................................ 23 ........................................................ NW
Orange .................. 12 ......................20 .............. 29 .............................................. 6 ......................................................... N
Orange .................. 10 ......................22 .............. 31 ............................................ 22 ........................................................ NW
Orange .................. 14 ......................23 .............. 28 ............................................ 15 ............................................................. ?
Orange .................... 4 ......................23 .............. 28 ............................................ 26 .......................................................... SE
Orange .................. 11 ......................23 .............. 31 ...................................... 11, __ ............................................... center, __
Orange .................... 9 ......................23 .............. 31 ............................................ 14 ......................................................... E
Orange .................... 3 ......................24 .............. 27 ............................................ 34 .......................................................... SE
Orange .................... 8 ......................24 .............. 31 .......................................... 8, 9 .......................... middle E, middle W
Orange .................... 6 ......................24 .............. 31 ............................................ 32 ........................................................ W
Orange .................... 7 ......................24 .............. 31 ............................................ 34 ..................................................... center
Osceola ................... 4 ......................25 .............. 27 ...................................... 35, 36 .................................................. SW, S
Osceola ................... 1 ......................26 .............. 31 ............................................ 12 ............................................................. ?
Osceola ................... 5 ......................27 .............. 29 ..................................... 27, 28, ................................... SW, W and NE,
Osceola ................... 5 ......................27 .............. 29 ...................................... 33, 34 .................................... W, NW and SE
Osceola ................... 8 ......................27 .............. 30 .............................................. 1 ........................................................ NW
Osceola ................... 6 ......................29 .............. 33 .......................................... 4, 5 .................................................. NW, SE
Osceola ................... 6 ......................30 .............. 32 .................... 7, 8, 17, and/or 18 ......................... SE, SW, NW, and/or NE
Osceola ................... 7 ......................31 .............. 33 ..................................... 9 or 16 ................................................ SE or NE
Osceola ................... 3 ......................32 .............. 32 ............................................ 27 ......................................................... N
Osceola ................... 2 ......................32 .............. 34 ........................... 23, 24, 25, 26 ................................... SE, SW, NW, NE
Palm Beach ........... 31 ......................40 .............. 42 ............................................ 25 ..........................................................NE
Palm Beach ........... 32 ......................40 .............. 42 ............................................ 34 ..........................................................NE
Palm Beach ............. 5 .........................
Palm Beach ............. 6 ......................40 .............. 43 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ W
Palm Beach ............. 7 ......................40 .............. 43 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW
Palm Beach ............. 8 ......................40 .............. 43 ............................................ 31 ..........................................................NE
Palm Beach ............. 9 ......................41 .............. 42 .............................................. 2 ........................................................ NW
Palm Beach ........... 10 ......................41 .............. 43 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... SW
Palm Beach ........... 11 ......................41 .............. 43 .......................................... 5, 6 ................................................. W. E
Palm Beach ........... 14 ......................41 .............. 43 .......................................... 6, 7 .................................................... S, all
Palm Beach ........... 12 ......................41 .............. 43 .............................................. 7 ..........................................................NE
Palm Beach ........... 13 ......................41 .............. 43 .............................. 7, 8, 17, 18 ................................... SE, W, N, NE
Palm Beach ........... 15 ......................41 .............. 43 ........................................ 8, 17 ................................................... SE, NE
Palm Beach ........... 16 ......................41 .............. 43 ................................ 20, 21, 28 ........................... E and NW, W, W
Palm Beach ........... 17 ......................41 .............. 43 ............................................ 21 .............................................. middle S
Palm Beach ........... 30 ......................41 .............. 43 ...................................... 28, 33 ................................................... SE, NE
Palm Beach ........... 28 ......................41 .............. 43 ............................................ 33 .............................................middle W
Palm Beach ........... 29 ......................42 .............. 43 .............................................. 4 ........................................................ NW

Palm Beach ........... 27 ......................44 .............. 43 ............................................ 16 ......................................................... SW
Palm Beach ........... 18 ......................45 .............. 43 .............................................. 4 .......................................................... SE
Palm Beach ........... 19 ......................45 .............. 43 ............................................ 10 ........................................................ NW
Palm Beach ........... 20 ......................45 .............. 43 ............................................ 16 ......................................................... SW
Palm Beach ........... 21 ......................45 .............. 43 ............................................ 16 .......................................................... SE
Palm Beach ........... 22 ......................45 .............. 43 ............................................ 21 ......................................................... SW
Palm Beach ........... 23 ......................45 .............. 43 ...................................... 28, 29 ...................................................SW, SE
Palm Beach ........... 24 ......................45 .............. 43 ............................................ 33 ..........................................................NE
Palm Beach ........... 25 ......................46 .............. 43 .............................................. 4 ........................................................ NW
Palm Beach ........... 26 ......................46 .............. 43 .............................................. 4 ........................................................ NW
Palm Beach ............. 1 ......................46 .............. 43 ............................................ 19 .......................................................... SE
Palm Beach ............. 2 ......................46 .............. 43 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................NE
Palm Beach ............. 4 ......................46 .............. 43 ............................................ 31 .......................................................... SE
Palm Beach ............. 3 ......................46 .............. 43 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... E
Palm Beach ............. 4 ......................47 .............. 43 .............................................. 6 ......................................................... E
Pasco ....................... 1 ......................24 .............. 16 ........................................ 1, 12 ................................................. SW, NW
Pasco ....................... 2 ......................24 .............. 16 .............................11 and/or 14 ......................................... SE and/or NE
Pasco ....................... 3 ......................24 .............. 16 ............................................ 23 ..........................................................NE
Pasco ....................... 4 ......................24 .............. 16 ............................................ 23 ......................................................... SW
Pasco ..................... 12 ......................24 .............. 16 ............................................ 27 ..........................................................S
Pasco ..................... 13 ......................24 .............. 16 ............................................ 34 .......................................................... SE
Pasco ..................... 14 ......................24 .............. 16 ............................................ 35 .............................................. middle S
Pasco ..................... 11 ......................24 .............. 18 ............................................ 24 ........................................................ NW
Pasco ....................... 7 ......................24 .............. 19 ........................... 19, 20, 29, 30 ...................................... SE, all, NE, S
Pasco ....................... 8 ......................24 .............. 19 ................. 21 and/or 22, 28, 34 ................. SE and/or SW, middle W, ?
Pasco ....................... 6 ......................24 .............. 19 ............................................ 31 ........................................................ NW
Pasco ....................... 5 ......................24 .............. 22 ...........................3, 4, 5, 27, 28 ....middle W, middle E, NE, NW, NE
Pasco ..................... 15 ......................25 .............. 16 ............................................ 35 ......................................................... SW
Pasco ..................... 10 ......................25 .............. 17 ............................................ 25 ......................................................... SW
Pasco ....................... 9 ......................25 .............. 18 ............................................ 24 ......................................................... E
Pasco ....................... 9 ......................25 .............. 19 ...................................... 18, 19 .................................................. NE, SW
Pasco ....................... 5 ......................25 .............. 22 ...................................... 11, 12 ...................................................SE, SW
Pasco ..................... 17 ......................26 .............. 15 ...................................... 26, 35 ..................................................... ?, N
Pasco ..................... 18 ......................26 .............. 15 ............................................ 27 ............................................................. ?
Pasco ..................... 10 ......................26 .............. 17 ....................................... 4 or 5 ............................................... SW or NE
Pasco ..................... 16 ......................26 .............. 22 ............................................ 16 .......................................................... SE
Polk....................... 54 ......................26 .............. 22 ............................................ 34 ..........................................................NE
Polk....................... 44 ......................26 .............. 27 .............................................. 5 ..........................................................NE
Polk....................... 16 ......................26 .............. 27 ........................................ 9, 10 ......................................................... ?, ?
Polk....................... 52 ......................27 .............. 24 ............................................ 29 ..........................................................NE
Polk....................... 17 ......................27 .............. 28 ................................ 28, 29, 33 ............................. W and SE, E, N
Polk....................... 41 ......................28 .............. 28 ........................................ 2, 11 ..................................... W, middle N
Polk....................... 42 ......................28 .............. 28 ............................................ 25 ........................................................ NW
Polk....................... 43 ......................28 .............. 29 ......................... 3, 4, 10, 14, 15 ............... NW, SE, S, W and SE, E
Polk....................... 53 ......................29 .............. 24 ............................................ 29 ..........................................................S
Polk....................... 29 ......................29 .............. 28 ........................... 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, ................ all, W and SE, all, SW, N,
Polk....................... 29 ......................29 .............. 28 ..................... 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 ................................. all, all, all, all, NW
Polk....................... 33 ......................29 .............. 29 ........................... 12, 13, 25, 36 ..................................SW, NW, SW, N
Polk....................... 30 ......................29 .............. 29 ............................................ 19 .......................................................... SE
Polk....................... 32 ......................29 .............. 29 ........................... 29, 30, 31, 32 ................................... SW, SE, E, W
Polk....................... 31 ......................29 .............. 29 ............................................ 30 ..........................................................S
Polk....................... 50 ......................29 .............. 30 ............................................ 33 ........................................................ NW
Polk....................... 14 ......................30 .............. 24 ............................................ 21 ..........................................................NE
Polk......................... 1 ......................30 .............. 26 ............................................ 32 .......................................................... SE
Polk......................... 5 ......................30 .............. 26 ............................................ 36 ......................................................... SW
Polk....................... 18 ......................30 .............. 27 .............................................. 7 ..........................................................NE
Polk......................... 2 ......................30 .............. 27 ...................................... 17, 20 ................................................ W, W
Polk......................... 3 ......................30 .............. 27 ............................................ 30 ........................................................ NW

Polk......................... 5 ......................30 .............. 27 ............................................ 31 ..........................................................S
Polk......................... 4 ......................30 .............. 27 ............................................ 32 ......................................................... SW
Polk......................... 8 ......................30 .............. 27 ............................................ 34 ............................................ NE and SW
Polk....................... 47 ......................30 .............. 28 ...................................... 30, 36 ......................................................... ?, ?
Polk....................... 34 ......................30 .............. 29 .......................................... 2, 3 ...................................................SW, SE
Polk....................... 32 ......................30 .............. 29 ................................. 5, 6, 7, 8, ............................... W, E, E, W,
Polk....................... 32 ......................30 .............. 29 ........................... 17, 18, 19, 20 .................................. W, E, NE, NW
Polk....................... 35 ......................30 .............. 29 ...................................... 12, 13 ...................................................S, NE
Polk....................... 46 ......................30 .............. 29 ...................................... 29, 30 ................................................. W, E
Polk....................... 47 ......................30 .............. 29 ................................ 30, 31, 32 ............................................. ?, N, W
Polk....................... 48 ......................30 .............. 29 ............................................ 31 ......................................................... SW
Polk....................... 45 ......................30 .............. 31 ............................................ 32 ..........................................................NE
Polk......................... 1 ......................31 .............. 26 .............................................. 5 ..........................................................NE
Polk......................... 8 ......................31 .............. 27 .............................................. 3 ..........................................................NE
Polk......................... 6 ......................31 .............. 27 .............................................. 5 .......................................................... SE
Polk......................... 9 ......................31 .............. 27 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... E
Polk......................... 7 ......................31 .............. 27 ............................................ 21 ............................................................. ?
Polk....................... 10 ......................31 .............. 27 ...................................... 22, 27 ................................................ W, NW
Polk....................... 11 ......................31 .............. 27 ............................................ 26 ............................................................. ?
Polk....................... 22 ......................31 .............. 27 ............................................ 36 ......................................................... E
Polk....................... 47 ......................31 .............. 28 ........................................ 2, 11 .................................................. S, N
Polk......................... 9 ......................31 .............. 28 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ W
Polk....................... 22 ......................31 .............. 28 ............................................ 31 ........................................................ W
Polk....................... 20 ......................31 .............. 29 ............................................ 28 ......................................................... E
Polk....................... 49 ......................31 .............. 29 ............................................ 30 ............................................ N and SW
Polk....................... 51 ......................31 .............. 30 .................................. 4, 5, 8, 9 ...................................... S, SE, SE, SE
Polk....................... 20 ......................31 .............. 30 ........................... 10, 16, 21, 28 ......... NW, NW, middle W, middle N
Polk....................... 13 ......................32 .............. 27 .............................................. 9 ......................................................... SW
Polk....................... 23 ......................32 .............. 27 ........................... 11, 12, 13, 19 .................................... SE, SW, SE, NW
Polk....................... 24 ......................32 .............. 27 ................................ 25, 26, 36 ............................. W and SE, E, N
Polk....................... 23 .....................32 .............. 28 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ W
Polk....................... 39 ......................32 .............. 28 ............................................ 12 .......................................................... SE
Polk....................... 40 ......................32 .............. 28 ............... 14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 27 ................. W , E, E, W, W, E
Polk....................... 25 ......................32 .............. 28 ...................................... 19, 20 ................................................. NE, W
Polk....................... 26 ......................32 .............. 28 ...................................... 29, 30 ................................................. NW, NE
Polk....................... 27 ......................32 .............. 28 ............................................ 34 .................................................... middle
Polk....................... 21 ......................32 .............. 29 .............................2, 11, 12, 13 ................................... SW, N, SW, NE
Polk....................... 38 ......................32 .............. 29 ........................ 6, 7, 17, 20, 22, ............................ SE, N, SE, N, SW,
Polk....................... 38 ......................32 .............. 29 ................................ 28, 29, 32 .......................................... SW, E, SW
Polk....................... 21 ......................32 .............. 30 ........................ 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, ........... SW, W, W, N and SW, E,
Polk....................... 21 ......................32 .............. 30 ................................ 16, 25, 36 ............................. NW, W and SE, all
Polk....................... 20 ......................32 .............. 32 ...................................... 31, 32 ................................................. E, W
Putnam .................... 4 ....................... 8 .............. 25 ............................................ 31 ......................................................... SW
Putnam .................... 2 ....................... 9 .............. 23 .............................................. 2 .......................................................... SE
Putnam .................... 3 ....................... 9 .............. 24 .............................................. 5 .......................................................... SE
St. Johns .................. 1 ....................... 8 .............. 10 ............................................ 30 ......................................................... SE
St. Johns .................. 2 ....................... 5 .............. 30 ............................................ 31 ......................................................... N
St. Lucie .................. 5 ......................34 .............. 40 .............................................. 8 .......................................................... SE
St. Lucie .................. 6 ......................34 .............. 40 ............................................ 17 .......................................................... SE
St. Lucie .................. 2 ......................34 .............. 40 ................................ 29, 31, 32 ...................................... center, NE, NW
St. Lucie .................. 3 ......................34 .............. 40 ............................................ 33 ............................................. middle N
St. Lucie .................. 4 ......................34 .............. 40 ............................................ 33 ......................................................... SW
St. Lucie .................. 1 .....................35 .............. 40 ........................... 23, 26, 35, 36 .................... W, E and NW, NE, W
St. Lucie .................. 1 .....................36 .............. 40 ........................................ 1, 12 ................................................... all, E
St. Lucie .................. 1 .....................36 .............. 41 ............................7, 18, 19, 20, ..................... SW, W and SE, E, SW,
St. Lucie .................. 1 .....................36 .............. 41 ................................ 29, 30, 32 ............................ W, NE, E and NW
St. Lucie .................. 1 .....................37 .............. 41 .................................... 5, 9, 10 ........................................... NE, E, SW
Sarasota ................. 45 ......................36 .............. 20 .............................................. 1 ........................................................ W

Sarasota ................. 46 ......................36 .............. 20 .............................................. 1 .............................................middle W
Sarasota ................. 23 ......................36 .............. 20 ............................................ 12 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 24 ......................36 .............. 20 ...................................... 24, 25 ..................................... SW, NW and SE
Sarasota ................... 1 ......................37 .............. 17 ............................................ 28 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................. 26 ......................37 .............. 18 .............................................. 4 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 27 ......................37 .............. 18 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... SW
Sarasota ................... 9 ......................37 .............. 18 ............................................ 26 ......................................................... SW
Sarasota ................. 10 ......................37 .............. 18 ............................................ 34 ..........................................................S
Sarasota ................. 25 ......................37 .............. 20 .................................... 3, 9, 10 ........................................... SE, NE, NW
Sarasota ................. 11 ......................38 .............. 18 .............................................. 2 ........................................................ NW
Sarasota................. 12 ......................38 .............. 18 ............................................ 10 ......................................................... E
Sarasota ................. 13 ......................38 .............. 18 ................................ 12, 13, 14 .......................................... SW, W, SE
Sarasota ................. 14 ......................38 .............. 18 ...................................... 23, 26 ..................................... S and NW, NE
Sarasota ................. 15 ......................38 .............. 18 ................................ 25, 35, 36 ..........................................SW, NE, W
Sarasota ................. 17 ......................38 .............. 19 ................................ 19, 20, 30 ........................................... NE, SW, NE
Sarasota ................. 16 ......................38 .............. 19 ............................................ 30 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 18 ......................38 .............. 19 ............................................ 32 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................. 20 ......................38 .............. 21 .............................................. 6 ............................................ middle N
Sarasota ................. 28 ......................39 .............. 18 .............................................. 7 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................. 29 ......................39 .............. 18 ............................................ 13 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 30 ......................39 .............. 18 ............................................ 18 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 31 ......................39 .............. 18 ............................................ 24 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................. 35 ......................39 .............. 19 .................................. 4, 5, 8, 9 ................................... SW, SE, NE, NW
Sarasota ................. 36 ......................39 .............. 19 .............................................. 9 ..................................................... center
Sarasota ................. 37 ......................39 .............. 19 ...................................... 15, 16 .................................................. SW, S
Sarasota ................. 30 ......................39 .............. 19 ............................................ 17 ......................................................... SW
Sarasota ................. 34 ......................39 .............. 19 ................................ 20, 29, 32 ............................. SW, S and NW, N
Sarasota ................. 21 ......................39 .............. 19 ...................................... 26, 35 ................................................... SE, NE
Sarasota ................. 38 ......................39 .............. 19 ............................................ 27 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 32 ......................39 .............. 19 ............................................ 30 ......................................................... E
Sarasota ................. 33 ......................39 .............. 19 ............................................ 30 ......................................................... E
Sarasota ................. 39 ......................39 .............. 19 ................................ 32, 33, 34 ............................. E, S and NW, SW
Sarasota ................. 22 ......................39 .............. 20 ............................................ 22 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................. 19 ......................39 .............. 21 ........................... 16, 17, 20, 21 .................................... SW, SE, SE, NW
Sarasota ................. 40 ......................40 .............. 19 .............................................. 3 ........................................................ W
Sarasota ................. 41 ......................40 .............. 19 ........................................ 3, 10 ..................................... SW, SE and NW
Sarasota ................. 39 ......................40 .............. 19 .......................................... 4, 5 ..................................... W and NE, NE
Sarasota ................. 42 ......................40 .............. 19 .............................................. 9 ......................................................... E
Sarasota ................. 43 ......................40 .............. 19 ................................ 10, 14, 15 ........................................... SE, NW, NE
Sarasota ................. 44 ......................40 .............. 19 ............................................ 15 ............................................ N and SW
Sarasota ................... 8 ......................40 .............. 19 ................................ 15, 22, 23 ............................................SE, NE, N
Sarasota ................... 2 ......................40 .............. 19 ............................................ 23 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................... 3 ......................40 .............. 19 ............................................ 23 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................... 4 ......................40 .............. 19 ............................................ 23 .......................................................... SE
Sarasota ................... 5 ......................40 .............. 19 ............................................ 24 ..........................................................NE
Sarasota ................... 5 ......................40 .............. 20 ............................................ 19 ......................................................... SW
Sarasota ................... 6 ......................40 .............. 20 ............................................ 28 ........................................................ NW
Sarasota ................... 7 ......................40 .............. 20 ...................................... 30, 31 .................................... E, E and NW
Seminole ............... 12 ......................19 .............. 29 ............................................ 23 ............................................................. ?
Seminole ................. 9 ......................19 .............. 29 ......................................... "38" ..........................................................S
Seminole ............... 11 ......................19 .............. 29 ......................................... "39" ..........................................................S
Seminole ............... 13 ......................20 .............. 29 .............................................. 3 ..........................................................NE
Seminole ................. 4 ......................20 .............. 29 ............................................ 34 ........................................................ NW
Seminole ............... 10 ......................20 .............. 30 ............................. "37" or "39" ........................................................ ? , ?
Seminole ................. 2 ......................21 .............. 29 .............................................. 5 ......................................................... SW
Seminole ................. 3 ......................21 .............. 29 .............................................. 7 ........................................................ NW
Seminole ................. 1 ......................21 .............. 31 ............................................ 21 .............................................middle W
Seminole ................. 6 ......................21 .............. 31 .............................25 and/or 26 ......................................... SW and/or SE

Seminole ................. 7 ......................21 .............. 31 ............................................ 34 ......................................................... SW
Seminole ................. 8 ......................21 .............. 31 ............................................ 36 ......................................................... SW
Seminole ................. 5 ......................21 .............. 32 ............................................ 21 .......................................................... SE
Sumter..................... 3 ......................18 .............. 20 ............................................ 13 ..........................................................S
Sumter..................... 3 ......................18 .............. 21 ....................... 7, 17, 18, 19, 30 ............................. SE, NE, all, W, NW
Sumter..................... 4 ......................18 .............. 21 .............................9, 16, 17, 20 ...........................all, all, all, E and SW
Sumter..................... 7 ......................18 .............. 22 ............................................ 21 .......................................................... SE
Sumter..................... 8 ......................19 .............. 22 .............................................. 6 ......................................................... N
Sumter..................... 9 ......................21 .............. 21 .............................................. 5 ............................................. middle N
Sumter..................... 1 ......................21 .............. 23 ............................................ 12 ..........................................................NE
Sumter..................... 2 ......................21 .............. 23 ............................................ 25 ......................................................... SW
Sumter..................... 5 ......................22 .............. 23 ............................................ 12 .......................................................... SE
Sumter..................... 6 ......................22 .............. 23 ............................................ 12 ......................................................... SW
Volusia .................. 14 ......................12 .............. 32 ............................................ 32 .................................................... middle
Volusia .................. 15 ......................12 .............. 32 ............................................ 32 ..........................................................S
Volusia .................. 15 ......................13 .............. 32 ......... 5, 8, 9, 16, 22, 23, 27, 28 ....E, NE, W, W, E, SW, NW, NE
Volusia .................. 43 ......................13 .............. 32 ............................................ 41 ..................................................... center
Volusia .................... 4 ......................16 .............. 33 .............................................. 6 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................. 24 ......................16 .............. 33 ............................................ 15 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................... 6 ......................16 .............. 33 ............................................ 33 ..........................................................NE
Volusia .................. 25 ......................16 .............. 33 ............................................ 35 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................... 7 ......................17 .............. 30 ............................................ 14 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................... 8 ......................17 .............. 30 ..................... 23, 24, 25, 26, 36 ............. E and NW, SW, SW, E, NW
Volusia .................. 34 ......................17 .............. 30 ...................................... 25, 36 .................................................. S, N
Volusia .................. 16 ......................17 .............. 31 ............................................ 33 ......................................................... SW
Volusia .................. 26 ......................17 .............. 33 .......................................... 3, 4 .................................................. SW, E
Volusia .................. 27 ......................17 .............. 33 ............................................ 12 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................... 9 ......................17 .............. 34 ............................................ 33 ......................................................... SW
Volusia .................. 29 ......................18 .............. 30 .............................................. 5 ............................................................. ?
Volusia .................. 31 ......................18 .............. 30 ........................................ 9, 10 ...................................................SE, SW
Volusia .................. 30 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 16 ......................................................... SW
Volusia .................. 32 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 16 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................. 38 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 22 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................. 33 ......................18 .............. 30 ...................................... 22, 27 ................................................. SW, NW
Volusia .................. 37 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 24 ........................................................ NW
Volusia .................. 39 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 24 ..................................................... center
Volusia .................. 40 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 25 ......................................................... SW
Volusia .................. 41 ......................18 .............. 30 ............................................ 26 ..........................................................NE
Volusia .................. 17 ......................18 .............. 31 .............................................. 4 ............................................. middle N
Volusia .................. 18 ......................18 .............. 31 .............................................. 5 ........................................................ NW
Volusia .................. 35 ......................18 .............. 31 .............................................. 6 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................. 19 ......................18 .............. 31 .............................................. 9 ........................................................ W
Volusia .................. 20 ......................18 .............. 31 ............................................ 11 ......................................................... N
Volusia .................. 23 ......................18 .............. 31 ............................................ 12 ........................................................ NW
Volusia .................. 36 ......................18 .............. 31 ............................................ 18 ........................................................ NW
Volusia .................. 42 ......................18 .............. 31 ............................................ 19 .................................................... middle
Volusia .................. 21 ......................18 .............. 31 ............................................ 20 ..........................................................S
Volusia .................. 22 ......................18 .............. 31 ...................................... 34, 35 ............................................. SE, SW
Volusia .................... 9 ......................18 .............. 34 .......................................... 2, 3 .....................................................?, W
Volusia .................. 10 ......................18 .............. 34 ................................ 11, 12, 13 ..........................................SE, W, NW
Volusia .................... 2 ......................18 .............. 34 ............................................ 13 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................. 11 ......................18 .............. 34 ...................................... 13, 19 ......................................................... ?, ?
Volusia .................. 12 ......................18 .............. 34 ............................................ 19 ..........................................................NE
Volusia .................. 13 ......................18 .............. 34 ...................................... 23, 25 ..................................................... ?, SW
Volusia .................... 3 ......................18 .............. 35 ............................................ 30 .......................................................... SE
Volusia .................. 46 ......................19 .............. 30 .............................................. 4 .............................................. middle S
Volusia .................. 44 ......................19 .............. 31 ...................................... 13, 24 .................................................. S, N
Volusia .................. 45 ......................19 .............. 31 ...................................... 18, 19 .................................................. S, N

Volusia .................. 28 ......................19 .............. 35 .................................. 9, 16, 17 .......................................... SW, NW, NE
Volusia .................... 5 ........... unnamed .......... grant ................................... Tract 44 ............................................................. ?
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Table 3. Status of Coxs (1987) FSJ sites in 11 counties in Florida, 1992-1993.

Mostly cleared for pasture

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Extensive undeveloped area; targeted for

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Avg. group size

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Conclusions and recommendations

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asterisked (*) BBA reports that can be identified to a specific site.

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counties) and in uplands bordering many lakes and ponds.

County ........................................................................................ Acres

Brevard, Federal ...................................................................... 43,300

Indian River ................................................................................ 4973

Martin ........................................................................................ 5720

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St. Lucie ..................................................................................... 4887

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PROTECTED LANDS WITH FSJs, 1992-1998

County (ies) ..................... Site ................................................................... Number of FSJ groups

Alachua ........................... Morningside Nature Center (#2) ........................................................ 0

Alachua ........................... Paynes Prairie State Preserve (#3) ..................................................... 0

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Charlotte .......................... Myakka Estuary CARL site (#17) ....................................................... 9

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Palm Beach ...................... Hester Park (#19) ............................................................................... 1

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Citrus ............................... Flying Eagle (#14) ............................................................................ 01

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FORMAT OF FSJ SITES IN THIS REPORT

The specific location of every FSJ group found in 1992-1993,

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Problems to clear up:

Problems (as of 14 June 1998):

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