The only avian species entirely restricted to Florida, the Florida Scrub-Jay was described in the eighteenth century, a full century before the scrub-jays of western North America became known to science. It is accidental in Texas. Although this species lives in a habitat easily accessible to humans, and individual birds can become exceptionally tame, only anecdotal information regarding its life history was available until late in the twentieth century. Since 1969, however, this species has been the subject of intensive study by the authors, their students, and numerous colleagues.
Reference: Birds of the World - Cornell Lab of Ornithology