Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme as the state bird of Florida, surviving multiple coup attempts by the Florida Legislature. Once again, a lawmaker this year wants to dethrone ...
Florida Might Be Getting a New State Bird
Flamingos, known for their vibrant pink feathers and long legs, have a notable history in Florida and could become its state ...
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Legislative Session preview: Jim Mooney focuses on flood insurance, affordable rentals, new state birds
Reducing property taxes for magnanimous Keys landlords is also a goal. Mooney will refile legislation he carried in 2024, ...
The flamingo should be Florida’s state bird. Here’s why | Column
Despite this tepid welcome, in the last few years flamingos have started to resettle in the state quietly. As large and showy ...
Florida’s Ice Age original: Scrub jay is the real state bird | Opinion
Species arrived from the American West around 2 million years ago, nurtures Florida’s unique elfin oak forests ...
Lawmakers: Make the flamingo our state bird already | Opinion
A Florida Keys lawmaker is trying to make the American flamingo the official state bird, and we agree | Opinion ...
Florida lawmakers keep flipping on the scrub-jay as the state bird | Column
Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the ...
Space Coast bird fest spies flamingos, other sky-high hopes of ecological recovery
Experts and amateurs alike can learn more about birds and other wildlife that thrives here at the 26th Annual Space Coast ...
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A Florida lawmaker seeks input from young people on the state bird
It would direct the FWC to survey participants in Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network summer camps in 2025 and 2026 ...
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New proposal could replace Florida’s state bird
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think.