Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that.

Mooney on Friday filed legislation ( HB 81) for the 2025 legislative session to make the American flamingo the official state ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bill to make the flamingo the Florida state bird and scrub-jay the state songbird could finally make that happen.

Scott, loved your column on the Florida native scrub-jay being the state bird instead of the northern mockingbird, which is everywhere. This seems like common sense. Caroline Unfortunately ...

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