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

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

A proposal has been filed that would lead to the flamingo being designated as Florida’s bird. A separate proposal would ask ...

The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state songbird. The bill is filed for the legislative session that will start March 4. Bills backing the flamingo and the scrub jay ...

Scrub jay supporters note their candidate is uniquely Floridian, and unlike the flamingo or mockingbird, it never leaves the state. Flamingos got some exposure when Hurricane Idalia in 2023 flung ...

The Florida scrub jay could be one step closer to becoming the official state songbird now that the leading opponent of the ...

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. Mooney ...

As firefighters in California battle those dangerous wildfires, officials with the Florida Forest Service are explaining the ...

The Florida Scrub-Jay, Florida’s only unique bird species ... This feathered Floridian long ago became a habitat specialist, binding its fortunes with the land. In the modern world of the ...