Hundreds of birds call Florida home for all or part of the year. It has often been said that there is no other state better for bird lovers than Florida. While there are many bird species to be found ...

The tech bro's lawyers are essentially arguing that the Florida scrub jay is TOO ENDANGERED to be federally protected.

Friendly, cooperative, family-oriented, bold, curious, talented builder, protective, shares chores, stays close to home — does this sound like someone you would want to represent your community? Well, ...

Though I like to brag that I’m a Florida boy, born and bred, I must confess that I’ve never seen the state’s sole endemic bird species—the scrub jay. It used to be easy to see scrub jays. They were ...

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 ...

Kaila Jones loves being outdoors and exploring all of the conservation lands in the area.

The Florida scrub-jay — a spunky feathered creature that is unique to the state but faces the increasing loss of habitat space because of development — is now the official bird of Seminole County. In ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For 95 years the mockingbird has reigned supreme as Florida's state bird. A group of high schoolers in Seminole County are leading the charge for the Florida Scrub Jay to take ...

Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep — a sound that distinguishes the Florida scrub-jay from other avian residents of the ...

The Florida scrub jay is like a lot of Floridians; the bold bird with a bright sky-blue head and grey underbelly is descended from tourists who never left, and seemingly just wanders into political ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — More than 100 bills have already been filed ahead of 2023’s legislative session in Florida. A bill that already has bipartisan support seeks to change the official state bird from ...

Editor's note: This column was originally posted on gainesville.com Jan 28, 2019, when the author was a senior at the University of Florida. Like most Floridians, the northern mockingbird (Mimus ...