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

Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) in Miami, replaces the state's current state bird, the northern ...

SB 880, filed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Miami, has cleared a hurdle in the Senate. It is asking the state to designate the American Flamingo as the official state bird, replacing it with the ...

Florida named the mockingbird its state bird back in 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. It may not be quite as representative of today's bustling, modern ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo ...

After months of recovery from surgery, a great white heron that witnesses reported suffered a broken wing during a dispute ...

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — 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 ...