(Editor’s Note: The only bill on this subject, SB 78, would replace the mockingbird as the state bird with the scrub jay. Sponsored by Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, it has not been heard).

The mockingbird is also the state bird of Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. "The mockingbird can sing for hours on end; unmated males sing at night," according to the Arkansas encyclopedia.

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. (Kat Tran/Fresh Take Florida) ...

The mockingbird’s range stretches from Nova Scotia to El Salvador and as far west as California. Florida adopted the mockingbird as its state bird in 1927.

Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida Mon, April 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM UTC 5 min read ...

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.

Since 1927, the official state bird of Florida has been the northern mockingbird. You're probably thinking the same thing as I am — the mockingbird, with all due respect, seems a little uninspiring.

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.

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...

It would remove the Mockingbird, which has been the Sunshine State’s official bird since 1927. Polsky’s bill noted that the Scrub-Jay is the only bird species that lives exclusively in Florida.

Residents in a midtown neighborhood receive a letter about the dive-bombing bird. U.S. Postal officials don't expect anyone to kill a mockingbird, or even capture one, despite a recent form letter ...