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 ...
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 ...
Seminole County teacher spends 25 years pushing to make Florida scrub-jay a state symbol
A bill to make the flamingo the Florida state bird and scrub-jay the state songbird could finally make that happen.
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Florida lawmakers consider replacing state bird
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Bills backing the flamingo and the scrub ...
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South Florida Lawmaker Files Bill to Designate American Flamingo as Official State Bird
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Republican Rep. Jim Mooney filed a bill last Friday that would designate the American flamingo as the ...
Florida bill would make flamingo official state bird
After several failed attempts over the years to change Florida's state bird, a legislator is taking another crack at ...
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Florida’s Ice Age original: Scrub-Jay is the real state bird | Opinion
From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida Scrub-Jay is the new state bird!”. If only this were true. The Florida Scrub-Jay ...
Mark Lane: Will we land two state birds with one bill?
A highly controversial and regularly reappearing piece of legislation has been pre-filed ahead of the Floria Legislature’s ...