The debate over Florida's state bird could soon return to the forefront as Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed legislation Friday proposing to replace the northern mockingbird with the American ...
A lawmaker in Florida has filed a bill to make the flamingo the official state bird. Newsweek has contacted Florida's Department of State for comment via email. The mockingbird has been Florida's ...
A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s official songbird. A similar bill was filed last year, but did not ...
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...
After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think. Polsky on Monday ...
FLORIDA, USA — A Florida lawmaker filed a bill on Friday that aims to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird. The mockingbird became Florida's state bird in 1927 ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think.