No other state has chosen it yet as their state bird. And a new Florida law allows the authorities to use drones to gain "an aerial perspective of a crowd of 50 people or more" without a warrant.

Edwards isn't happy to learn that Florida's state bird, the mockingbird, has also been claimed by four other states. EDWARDS: Oh, well, we should be a bit more unique here then, shouldn't we, I think.

After Louisiana named the brown pelican its state bird in the 60s, attention helped support breeding programs that revived the state’s disappearing population, he said. “State bird is free.

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — 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 ...