TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations.

Quick, what's the official Florida state bird? If you guessed the mockingbird, you'd be correct. However, you'd also be correct if you named the mockingbird as the official state bird of Arkansas, ...

Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the flamingo and the Florida ...

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port needs $15,000 by September 5th to purchase a quarter-acre lot in Englewood, Florida, to protect Florida Scrub-Jay habitat. This would be the conservancy's ...

While the bird flu has medical professionals and scientists worried about its spread last year to hundreds of thousands of cows, chickens, and other mammals, including some human beings, it has not ...

Two Republican House members have signaled they are prepared to continue one of the statehouse’s longest running political ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The ...

Storyteller Gary Bremen, a retired National Park Ranger, and singer/songwriter Grant Livingston performed at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park in 2019. Glenn Allman The threatened Florida ...

Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, February 2017. By Kirsty Nadine via iStock for WMNF News. Several environmental groups have ...