I report here the first documentation of Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay) nesting in a human-made structure. A pair of color-banded Florida Scrub-Jays built a nest atop an air compressor, which was sheltered from the elements by wooden latticework and a plywood roof, in a suburban neighborhood in Charlotte County, FL. More attention is warranted towards the study of nest-site selection and nesting success of Florida Scrub-Jays in the suburbs and other atypical habitats where they commonly occur.
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1 December 2015
First Use of an Anthropogenic Nest Site by the Florida Scrub-Jay
Karl E. Miller
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Southeastern Naturalist
Vol. 14 • No. 4
December 2015
Vol. 14 • No. 4
December 2015