The Florida scrub-jay is the state’s only endemic bird, and it depends on scrub habitat for survival The Florida Scrub-Jay Trail is open to the public Saturday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 ...

We were buoyed by the miracle of nature, that something as destructive as a hurricane could deposit something so rare and ...

That’s the feeling you get at Dunns Creek State Park. This natural paradise spans 6,000 acres of pristine wilderness between ...

That’s Dunns Creek State Park in a nutshell. This 6,000-acre natural wonderland sits quietly between Crescent Lake and the St ...

The scrub jay’s closest chance to becoming the state bird came in 2000, when a bill championing it failed in a second committee vote. Every scrub jay bill since has died before ever being ...

A scrub jay perches on a palm tree branch in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Kat Tran/Fresh Take Florida) ...

SB 880, from Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ...

The American flamingo is not currently the official bird of any U.S. state. The Florida scrub-jay would also be a unique addition, as it is the only bird species that lives exclusively in Florida.

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 birds are now forced to defend their reign again as lawmakers want to crown the Florida scrub jay the state songbird. "It's found here and nowhere else in the world.

It’s the only one of the state’s many native birds that is found only here, giving it a competitive edge in the battle for the top spot. Similar to the blue jay, the scrub jay is blue and gray ...

The birds are now forced to defend their reign again as lawmakers want to crown the Florida scrub jay the state songbird. “It’s found here and nowhere else in the world.