Will the mockingbird be dethroned after nearly 100 years as Florida's state bird? Some lawmakers want this pink replacement.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (CBS12) — Fifty-seven songbirds were rescued after the arrest of a South Florida man following a year-long investigation. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

The century-old count is one of the longest, continuous data sets on record, providing details about shifting migrations and ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub-jay as the state songbird. The flamingo is seen as a unique symbol of Florida, ...

Bird flu, a virus that has plagued America’s dairy and poultry industries and occasionally jumped to humans, has unique potential to spread in South Florida because of our climate, which allows feral ...

For the past three years, or three reproductive seasons, South Florida veterinarian Dr. Don Harris and the city of Pinecrest ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rebecca Chapman remembers the moment vividly. She was standing on a beach along the Indian River on Merritt Island watching a man next to her doing a “happy ...

Flamingos feed and preen in Estero Bay Preserve State Park in Florida in September. Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s ...

Swallow-tailed kites are a migratory bird species that can be seen in Florida for a portion of the year. Swallow-tailed kites make their nests in tall trees and are social birds, often congregating in ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird. The bills have gained ...