The South Florida representative wants to declare two new state birds instead: The American Flamingo and the scrub-jay.

scrappy bird is found nesting. The now-retired National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer fought for years to kill scrub-jay legislation, once saying the bird’s willingness to eat out of ...

Some animals can remember where they’ve buried hundreds of thousands of seeds. Why can’t we remember where we’ve put our ...

More than 61 birdwatchers turned out the morning of Dec. 27 as part of the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count who spotted a Bald Eagle, burrowing owls and a Vermillion Flycatcher. Over the course of ...

We hiked and scrambled up into a shaded side canyon within Scorpion Canyon on the southeast fringe of Santa Cruz Island. The ...

Florida lawmakers have been dissing the scrub-jay for 26 years now. It’s time for Florida’s only uniquely native bird to play ...

CALIFORNIA. AS FIREFIGHTERS IN CALIFORNIA BATTLE THOSE FIRES, WE REACHED OUT TO THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE WITH THE MEASURES THAT THEY USE TO CONTROL BRUSH FIRES. HERE, ANGELA ROZIER HAS THOSE ...

Islamorada Republican Rep. Jim Mooney’s bill would actually designate two birds in its place: the American Flamingo as the state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the state songbird.

Jay, Florida’s only unique bird species, continues to wait its turn but, year after year, its chances die on the Senate floor.

The Florida scrub jay could be one step closer to becoming the official state songbird now that the leading opponent of the idea has hung up her guns in the decades-old fight to replace the ...

TORONTO – Right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, selected ninth overall by the Blue Jays in 2014 first-year player draft and dealt to the Colorado Rockies the following summer, is back with Toronto.