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 ...

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 ...

Why would the Florida Legislature want to change the state bird of Florida from the mockingbird (whose habitat includes all of Florida and beyond) to the flamingo (a tropical native of the Caribbean ...

After almost a century, is Arkansas ready for a new state bird? Two bills were proposed in the last legislative session to change the name of the state bird -- to painted bunting or mallard duck -- ...

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 ...

The Florida House voted to replace the mockingbird with the American flamingo as the state bird. The bill now heads to the ...

The graceful, long-legged American flamingo will join the yearly battle over bills when the Florida Legislature next meets in January. The pink-feathered creature entered the ring this week to join ...

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 Florida ...

To replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as Florida’s state bird would be a grave mistake and sends the wrong message. The mockingbird is plentiful and seen by everyone. It is a truly democratic ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto wants the wildlife agency to renew efforts to designate a “state bird” that is unique to Florida. “The state bird of Florida ...

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 Islamorada ...