Florida lawmakers keep flipping the scrub-jay the bird | Commentary
Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the ...
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 ...
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South Florida Lawmaker Files Bill to Designate American Flamingo as Official State Bird
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Republican Rep. Jim Mooney filed a bill last Friday that would designate the American flamingo as the ...
Florida agency wants to try captive breeding of endangered sparrow
The first time I saw a Cape Sable seaside sparrow in the Everglades, I was not impressed. This was in 1999, back before there ...
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Goodbye mocking bird, hello flamingo?
Republican Representative Jim Mooney filed House Bill 81 on Jan. 3 proposing to make the American flamingo the state bird, ...
Florida lawmaker files bill to replace mockingbird with flamingo as state bird
For the state's 2024 legislative session, Mooney filed a bill on Dec. 6, 2023 with the same purpose of replacing the ...
Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, scrub-jay
Scrub jay supporters note their candidate is uniquely Floridian, and unlike the flamingo or mockingbird, it never leaves the state. Flamingos got some exposure when Hurricane Idalia in 2023 flung ...
Florida Republican Wants to Replace Mockingbird as Official Bird
A state representative wants to replace Florida's state bird, despite his last attempt to replace it failing less than one year ago.
3 Indian River Lagoon dolphins die of suspected bird flu
Three dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon died after contracting bird flu, tests show. Scientists are now trying to figure ...
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Bird flu leads to egg shortages at South Florida grocery stores
Shopping for eggs feels like a game of chance lately. One day, your go-to eggs are there. The next, the shelves might be ...
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Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
TALLAHASSEE – 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 ...