Flamingo fans fight to unseat the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird

But the gangly pink bird must unseat the mockingbird, which has been Florida’s official bird for 99 years, to gain the ...
Miami Herald

Are Florida’s flamingos returning? Hurricane Idalia revealed a comeback | Opinion

Peaches, the flamingo in Florida Bay, observed with his bright blue band still attached to his left leg. PHOTO: Kara Durda Hurricane Idalia blew a flock of 300-400 flamingos off course in August 2023, ...
FIU News

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300-400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds ...

Another 'place to go'. In 2024, New York Times picked Flamingo, Florida

Every year the New York Times picks its "52 Places to Go". In 2026 Sanibel and Captiva Islands made the list. Flamingo, ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Florida bill would make flamingo official state bird

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers will once again consider changing the official state bird in the upcoming legislative session. Senate Bill 150, filed by Republican Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez ...