The gray-and-white mockingbird, celebrated in literature and music, has been Florida’s state bird since 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts.

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.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission chairman Rodney Barreto said in May 2024: "The state bird of Florida is the mockingbird. However, five other states have the mockingbird as the ...

CBS News Miami 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 native birds - the ...

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.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida lawmakers filed a bill earlier this month to replace the mockingbird with the American flamingo as the official state bird. Republican representative, James ...

Florida adopted the mockingbird as its state bird in 1927. Former state Rep. Howard Futch of Indialantic, who died in 2003, attempted to replace it with the Florida scrub-jay in 1998, but got his ...

The mockingbird became Florida's state bird in 1927. Author: Malcolm Harvey Published: 11:59 AM EST January 7, 2025 Updated: 6:08 PM EST January 8, 2025 ...

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that.

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.