Florida lawmakers keep flipping the scrub-jay the bird | Commentary
Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the ...
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 ...
Seminole County teacher spends 25 years pushing to make Florida scrub-jay a state symbol
A bill to make the flamingo the Florida state bird and scrub-jay the state songbird could finally make that happen.
Tallahassee Democrat13d
Florida’s Ice Age original: Scrub-Jay is the real state bird | Opinion
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 ...
WOFL5d
Florida lawmakers consider replacing state bird
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Bills backing the flamingo and the scrub ...
Tallahassee Democrat5d
Another showdown over Florida state bird? Legislation filed to elevate flamingo, scrub-jay
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 ...