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Florida Lawmakers To Revisit Proposal To Replace State Bird
The debate over Florida's state bird could soon return to the forefront as Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed legislation ...
Lawmaker tries again to make the flamingo Florida’s state bird
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday ...
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 ...
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Florida Scrub Jay Could Soar to Songbird Status as NRA's Marion Hammer Retires from Battle
The Florida scrub jay could be one step closer to becoming the official state songbird now that the leading opponent of the ...
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Florida’s Ice Age original: Scrub-Jay is the real state bird | Opinion
From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, ...
Out with the mockingbird? Florida lawmakers look for state bird replacement
According to the American Bird Conservancy, mockingbirds live in more than half of the continental U.S. Flamingos, on the other hand, are mostly found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean except in ...
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BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Retains Gavel Heading Into 119th Congress
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Retains Gavel Heading Into 119th Congress Following the first vote to elect a Speaker of the House ...
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Western Scrub Jay
Both the Steller’s jay and the blue jay have conspicuous crests and wings and tail barred with black. See also the Florida scrub-jay and the island scrub-jay (which do not overlap in range).
"The most unique I've ever seen": JD state park's wetlands among rarest in the world
The wetlands "have more species of amphibian than the Everglades do. ... When these wetlands decline, the whole ecosystem declines.” ...