We were buoyed by the miracle of nature, that something as destructive as a hurricane could deposit something so rare and ...

Video above: Florida’s flamingo population thrives after Hurricane Idalia TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The effort to change Florida’s state bird failed once again this year.

The mockingbird has a stable population in Florida and is commonly found throughout the country. It’s also the state bird for four other states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

Pink flamingos appearing more often in the South Florida wild again TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s state bird could change later this year, as bills make their way through the Florida ...

Quick, what's the official Florida state bird? If you guessed the mockingbird, you'd be correct. However, you'd also be correct if you named the mockingbird as the official state bird of Arkansas, ...

Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a flamingo.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Senate bill is making its way through the legislature that could change Florida's state bird after almost a century. Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird.

CBS News Miami Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the ...

Florida named the mockingbird its state bird back in 1927, and this legislative session isn’t the first time it’s met a challenge, but it has always prevailed, according to FGCU assistant ...

The Florida scrub-jay would also be recognized as the official state songbird. The bill, aptly named " Designation of the State Birds," aims to amend Florida Statutes by creating section 15.0352.

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.