Lawmakers: Make the flamingo our state bird already | Opinion
A Florida Keys lawmaker is trying to make the American flamingo the official state bird, and we agree | Opinion ...
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Bird flu detected in snow geese on Maryland Lower Shore, raising concerns
The news comes in the midst of HPAI cases in a commercial poultry operation in Kent County, Del., plus one in Caroline County ...
Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
The South Florida representative wants to declare two new state birds instead: The American Flamingo and the scrub-jay.
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Bird Flu Has Been Found In All 50 States—Health Experts Recommend Taking These Safety Precautions
We asked public health and industry experts to break down the risks that bird flu presents to our food supply.
Mark Lane: Will we land two state birds with one bill?
A highly controversial and regularly reappearing piece of legislation has been pre-filed ahead of the Floria Legislature’s ...
Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, 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 ...
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Florida Republican Wants to Replace Mockingbird as Official Bird
impossibly pink state bird...The flamingo, like us, is resilient. It survived plume hunters working to supply fancy feathers for women's hats during a late-1800s craze that all but wiped out the ...
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Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
“Being a state bird is symbolic and meaningful ... Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds website describes it as a scratchy weep, a harsh scold, a guttural growl and a long “shek ...
Bird flu likely cause of N.J. wild bird deaths, officials say
Bird flu is suspected to have caused the death of multiple wild birds recovered across the state last week, New Jersey Fish ...
Can Bird Flu be transmitted through eggs, dairy, or poultry? A food safety expert explains
As bird flu cases crop up across the country, here's what a food safety expert wants you to know about getting the virus from eggs, poultry, and dairy products.