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Newsletter - Issue 47
The good news is that there appears to be very little oil left on the surface of the ocean in the Gulf. The bad news is it will be years before wildlife stocks recover and oil will still be on/in the Gulf beaches and marshes for years - if not decades - to come.
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James takes us on a quest to Island Scrub-Jay is one of the species native to North America and is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of California
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| The Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) or Island Jay is one of the species of Aphelocoma (scrub-jays) native to North America and is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. It is closely related to the California Scrub-jay - the coastal Western Scrub-jays found on the adjacent mainland - but differs in being larger, more brightly colored, and having a markedly stouter bill. The large bill size is related to its diet, incorporating the thick-shelled acorns of the Island Oak (Quercus tomentella). They will bury, or cache, the acorns in the fall and may eat them months later. They also eat insects, spiders, snakes, lizards, mice and other birds' eggs and nestlings. | ||||||||||
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