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

Tule River Parkway Nature Tour will be held Saturday, January 11 at 9:30 am. The tour will highlight the birds of the Tule ...

Washington Democrats are preparing for a legislative session where new taxes will be a major focus to solve a multi-billion dollar state budget hole.

All I smell is tea tree and it didn't affect me at all. The price is also a good deal since the bottle is pretty large. It ...

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

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

Despite seven attempts by various lawmakers to dethrone it over a 25-year span, the northern mockingbird still reigns as the official bird of Florida. State Rep. Jim Mooney, an Islamorada Republican, ...

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 beaches to the prairies. 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.