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 ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub-jay as the state songbird. The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird ...

Ludlow leaders have long known Vermont charges a state tax of 6% on sales, 9% on rooms and meals and 10% on alcohol. Then they learned how a subset of municipalities reaped a collective $50.9 ...

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 ...

In over 20 years with FWP, Allison Begley has worked on the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program ...

The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species that breeds in the state. While they're tiny - they weigh less than a ...