The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray ...

Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...

Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) in Miami, replaces the state's current state bird, the northern ...

SB 880, filed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Miami, has cleared a hurdle in the Senate. It is asking the state to designate ...

The birds are now forced to defend their reign again as lawmakers want to crown the Florida scrub jay the state songbird. "It's found here and nowhere else in the world. It is the only bird that ...

When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks to crown the ...

The effort to change Florida’s state bird failed once again this year. The mockingbird, which holds the title of the state ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub-jay as the state songbird. The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida ...

as the official Florida state bird and the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) as the official Florida state songbird. The House bill has yet to leave its perch, but the Senate bill has ...