Flamingo fans fight to unseat the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird

Flamingo fans in Florida hope new science and more sightings will help them win over the scrub jay lobby and dethrone the ...
Yahoo

Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – 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 ...

Anything but the mockingbird: It’s time to change the Florida state bird

Hey Florida, can we talk about our state bird? Does it really have to be the northern mockingbird? Or could we make it ...
News-Press NOW

Florida lawmakers consider ending mockingbird’s 97-year run as state bird

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — 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 Florida ...
WUFT

Mockingbird keeps perch as state bird as bills flop favoring others in Capitol

HOBE SOUND, Fla. – The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray-and-white bird held off challenges for a fourth ...
Orlando Sentinel

Can’t kill a mockingbird: Florida state bird keeps perch as bills favoring others don’t fly

HOBE SOUND — The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive ...