TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would designate the flamingo as Florida’s state bird breezed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In a near-unanimous vote, the House passed HB-11, ...

For the last century, flamingos in Florida were more likely to be spotted on T-shirts and cups in a souvenir shop than flapping around in the wild. Then last summer, a flock of the rare and beautiful ...

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...

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 ...

Bird watchers reported Pennsylvania's first documented sighting of American flamingos this in Franklin County. The state is now one of several that have become temporary refuges to the tropical birds, ...