Lawmaker tries again to dethrone mockingbird as Florida’s state bird
For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme as the state bird of Florida, surviving multiple coup attempts by ...
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 ...
Florida lawmaker files bill to replace mockingbird with flamingo as state bird
For the state's 2024 legislative session, Mooney filed a bill on Dec. 6, 2023 with the same purpose of replacing the ...
Will the flamingo unseat the mockingbird as Florida's state bird?
Florida's Rep. Jim Mooney has filed a proposal to make the American flamingo the official state bird, unseating the ...
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Efforts are back in Florida for a new state bird
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird. The scrub jay would ...
Florida Republican Wants to Replace Mockingbird as Official Bird
A state representative wants to replace Florida's state bird, despite his last attempt to replace it failing less than one year ago.
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Florida lawmakers could consider another effort to make the flamingo the state bird
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday ...
Bill seeks to replace mockingbird with flamingo as Florida's state bird, again
Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird, ...
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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Will the flamingo become Florida’s state bird?
A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s ...
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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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 ...