Actually, it would get two. SB 880, from Sen. 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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

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 Navigation Share on Facebook ...

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM/Gray News) - There was a moment of anxiety for passengers on a March 11 flight to Flint, Michigan, when a bird wound up in the path of the Allegiant Airlines plane.As a result ...

Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a flamingo.

“Not long after we took off, I heard the engine, the one engine I guess, apparently sound a little different and I was like, ‘That kind of sounds funny,’” said Saginaw resident Jill Sienko.

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM/Gray News) - There was a moment of anxiety for passengers on a March 11 flight to Flint, Michigan, when a bird wound up in the path of the Allegiant Airlines plane.As a result ...