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Flamingo set to strut in as Florida's state bird, Senate bill proposes
When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which ...
Florida lawmakers consider ousting mockingbird as state bird after nearly 100 years
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 ...
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Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ...
Battle of the birds: Florida considers changing state bird
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 and the ...
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Bill to make flamingo, scrub-jay Florida’s state birds flies through penultimate Senate stop
Florida State University sophomore Olyvia Collins, a member of the student “Scrub Club” group that in 2022 convinced Seminole ...
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A Senate panel passes a bill honoring both the flamingo and the Florida Scrub-Jay as state symbols
“In supporting the scrub-jay as the state’s official songbird, I also want to address our appreciation for the American ...
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Seeing pink: Flamingo closer to becoming Florida’s state bird
From the opening credits of Miami Vice, to the lottery logo, to souvenirs of all sorts, the American flamingo is a symbol of Florida. But it’s not our state bird: instead, it’s the Northern ...