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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 ...
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 ...
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A flamingo on Cape Cod? Rare sighting of southern bird baffles experts
The bird can be seen wading in the water off shore. Some people questioned whether the images were real, Faherty said. Then, another person shared with him photos and videos of the flamingo on the ...
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Bill to make flamingo, scrub-jay Florida’s state birds flies through penultimate Senate stop
Florida State University sophomore Olyvia Collins, a member of the student “Scrub Club” group that in 2022 convinced Seminole ...
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SAVING THE ANDEAN FLAMINGO
The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a ...