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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 mockingbird sits on a branch on January 31, 2024, in Kodak, Tennessee. An American flamingo is seen on July 15, 2016, in Miami. Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a ...

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.

The Northern mockingbird serves as the state bird for Tennessee, as well as four other states. These songbirds are renowned for having a spirited nature. By George from Pixabay ...

Despite seven attempts by various lawmakers to dethrone it over a 25-year span, the northern mockingbird still reigns as the official bird of Florida.. State Rep. Jim Mooney, an Islamorada ...

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.

State lawmakers resist attempts to dethrone Florida's mockingbird as state bird for fourth year, despite new proposals for the flamingo and scrub jay. Credit: Kat Tran/Fresh Take Florida.