For all of its virtues, the Northern mockingbird (the state bird of four ... flamingo is the face of Florida out in the world. It’s time we welcomed it home. Hilary Flower is an Everglades ...

(courtesy, Hilary Flower) Sure, the Northern mockingbird, our current state bird, is pretty cool. But Florida’s state bird? Florida has more tropical and unusual birds than any state short of ...

Quick, what's the official Florida state bird? If you guessed the mockingbird, you'd be correct. However, you'd also be correct if you named the mockingbird as the official state bird of Arkansas ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Senate bill is making its way through the legislature that could change Florida's state bird after almost a century. Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana ...

Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the flamingo and the ...

Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s the flamingo. The Sunshine State and the skinny-legged, pink-plumaged bird ...

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 ...

Hilary Flower [ Courtesy of Hilary ... This bill would help save two birds with one stone. It would declare the Florida scrub-jay our state songbird, a welcome spotlight on another imperiled ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird. The bills have ...