James and Pam Carter are volunteers from Georgia who came to central Florida to enjoy life while staying busy. They both found it here at Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park.

It’s the state’s only endemic bird, which means the Florida scrub-jay is found nowhere else, and its need for a specific habitat is one reason why scrub-jay numbers are declining. The only bird species that requires a sandy, scrubby habitat to survive is the Florida scrub-jay.