If either of two bills in the Florida Legislature passes, the mockingbird would get dumped after its nearly 100-year reign, and the Sunshine State would get its own, unique state bird. Actually ...

State lawmakers resist attempts to dethrone Florida's mockingbird as state bird for fourth year, ... Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. On the House side, Rep. James Mooney Jr., ...

A northern mockingbird, Florida’s state bird, overlooks sand pine scrubs in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

And though the mockingbird is a year-round species in Texas, it is on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife migratory bird species list. Instead, there are other ways to deter a screaming Northern Mockingbird.

Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi and ... Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday, filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird as Florida's state bird. Skip ...

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative. News Indian River Martin St. Lucie ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird.

A northern mockingbird, Florida's state bird, overlooks sand pine scrubs in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

A northern mockingbird, Florida’s state bird, overlooks sand pine scrubs in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.