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 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 ...
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 ...
Will the flamingo become Florida’s state bird?
A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s official songbird. A similar bill was filed last year, but did not pass. If ...
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Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
Florida adopted the mockingbird as its state bird in 1927. Former state Rep. Howard Futch of Indialantic, who died in 2003, attempted to replace it with the Florida scrub-jay in 1998, but got his ...
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Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, scrub-jay
Despite seven attempts by various lawmakers to dethrone it over a 25-year span, the northern mockingbird still reigns as the official bird of Florida. State Rep. Jim Mooney, an Islamorada ...
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Florida Republican Wants to Replace Mockingbird as Official Bird
Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a motion to replace the current state bird, the mockingbird, with the American flamingo. Mooney, a Republican who represents ...
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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, ...
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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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Will the flamingo become Florida’s state bird?
A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s official songbird. A similar bill was filed last year, but did not ...