Florida lawmakers keep flipping the scrub-jay the bird | Commentary
Florida lawmakers have been dissing the scrub-jay for 26 years now. It’s time for Florida’s only uniquely native bird to play ...
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 ...
Tallahassee Democrat17d
Florida’s Ice Age original: Scrub-Jay is the real state bird | Opinion
The Florida Scrub-Jay, Florida’s only unique bird species ... also threatens to de-couple seasonal food sources from the FSJ nesting season and harm the birds with heat stress.
Palm Beach Post10d
Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, scrub-jay
In fact, the anti-mockingbirders point out, both the scrub jay and flamingo are native Floridians. Flamingo supporters also argue their bird is widely associated with Florida, having been long ...
The Floridian9d
Florida Scrub Jay Could Soar to Songbird Status as NRA's Marion Hammer Retires from Battle
The Florida scrub jay could be one step closer to becoming the official state songbird now that the leading opponent of the ...
First Coast News4d
Seminole County teacher spends 25 years pushing to make Florida scrub-jay a state symbol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group of flamingos is known as a flamboyance, and they’re looking to add some color to Florida’s state symbols. Florida House Representative Jim Mooney Jr., Key Largo ...
Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, scrub-jay
Mooney on Friday filed legislation ( HB 81) for the 2025 legislative session to make the American flamingo the official state ...