You're in your room, prepping for bed, when you hear a distant clicking noise coming from your bedroom window. You ignore it, ...

TALLAHASSEE – For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme ... a lawmaker this year wants to dethrone the bird known for its lilting sounds. Islamorada Republican Rep.

FLORIDA, USA — A Florida lawmaker filed a bill on Friday that aims to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird. The mockingbird became Florida's state bird in 1927 ...

Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a motion to replace the current state bird, the mockingbird, with the American flamingo. Mooney, a Republican who represents ...

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that.

Jim Mooney has filed a proposal to make the American flamingo the official state bird, unseating the mockingbird, which is the current state bird. The change would be official on Jul. 1 if approved.

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...