Florida could cement American flamingo as state bird in 2026 after Senate bill filed

Florida lawmakers will get a chance in 2026 to ditch the common mockingbird in favor of the America flamingo as the state ...
Florida Politics

Mockingbird may get the bird as lawmakers flock to flamingo, scrub-jay bills

Two identical bills (SB 150, HB 11) would crown the American flamingo as Florida’s official state bird and the Florida ...

Florida bill would make flamingo official state bird

Florida lawmakers will once again consider changing the official state bird in the upcoming legislative session.
Sanibel-Captiva - Island Reporter, Islander and Current

Audubon, SCCF to host bird walk

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) and Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society will host a bird walk on Nov. 10 from ...
Yahoo

Florida feud reignites over state bird: Mockingbird or flamingo or scrub jay?

Two Republican House members have signaled they are prepared to continue one of the statehouse’s longest running political feuds. Reps. Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, and Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, ...
WCTV

First bill filed in Florida’s 2026 legislative session changes state bird

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida lawmakers haven’t even returned to the Capitol yet, but the first policy bill of the 2026 session is already in. Representative Jim ...