Richard Baker remembers the feathers: brightwhite and striking. Just 20 days earlier, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had ...

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

Global warming is impacting a one-of-a-kind bird species in Florida in a way that is surprising ornithologists, a study found. Populations of the Florida scrub-jay, the only bird found solely in the ...

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 ...

Here's a checklist of birds that will help you get to know Southwest Florida. Bonus: They're all super-cool critters who live ...

The Pacific Legal Foundation says the Endangered Species Act does not apply to species — such as the Florida bird — found in only one state. The modest Florida scrub-jay has now been enlisted into a ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in Florida using data from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...

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, ...

A hunt for invasive feral hogs on New Year’s Day turned into a rescue of a feathered Florida native that looks like a Dr. Seuss creation, or a faraway exotic species or an escaped zoo animal with an ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After several failed attempts over the years to change Florida’s state bird, a legislator is taking another crack at unseating the mockingbird. State Rep. Jim Mooney (R-Islamorada ...