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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, [65] Florida, [66] Mississippi, [67] Tennessee, [68] and Texas, [69] and previously the state bird of South Carolina. [ 70 ] See also
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of five states in the United States, a trend that was started in 1920, when the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs proposed the idea. In January 1927, Governor Dan Moody approved this, and Texas became the first state ever to choose a state bird.
After nearly a century on its lofty perch, the northern mockingbird may be singing its last melodies as the state bird of Florida. An effort is taking flight to replace the far-ranging musical ...
It’s that time of year again — the race is on for Florida’s state bird. The battle to dethrone the current northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub jay has been going on for decades, but ...
If the bill passes, the flamingo would replace the mockingbird as the state bird | Opinion
Location of the state of Florida in the United States of America. The state of Florida has numerous symbols defined by state statutes. The majority of the symbols were chosen after 1950; only the two oldest symbols—the state flower (chosen in 1909), and the state bird (chosen in 1927), and the state nickname (chosen in 1970)—are not listed in the 2010 Florida Statutes. [1]
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