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Flamingo set to strut in as Florida's state bird, Senate bill proposes
The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks ...
The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSN4d
Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...
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 ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers5d
Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
American flamingos have been seen along much of the ... Species Act and by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act due to habitat fragmentation from development, agriculture and fire-suppression ...
Remember famous Denver Zoo flamingo Freddie Mercury? He's celebrating his 55th birthday
Freddie Mercury, the famous Denver flamingo, celebrates his 55th with pool party fun and a zoo walk, showing age is just a number for this lively bird.
WFSU News14d
A Senate panel passes a bill honoring both the flamingo and the Florida Scrub-Jay as state symbols
Under the bill, which passed unanimously, the flamingo would be the state bird and the Florida Scrub-Jay would be the state ...
WLRN14d
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 flamingo to ... in the near future if its habitat continues to be ...