From state nicknames and state songs to state flowers and mammals, the United States is full of symbols for its 50 states. Each is representative of the state's heritage and natural treasures.

I drive with a cardinal on my license plate. It costs a little more, but not as much as a plate that says COWBIRD, which I observed last year during a visit to Champaign-Urbana. If the owner of that ...

Flamingos feed and preen in Estero Bay Preserve State Park in Florida in September. Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s ...

One of my favorite things about YouTube is discovering a channel that has this one stellar video unlike anything else they’ve done. Bill Wurtz’s “history of japan” is a classic example, the 80 million ...

After almost a century, is Arkansas ready for a new state bird? Two bills were proposed in the last legislative session to change the name of the state bird -- to painted bunting or mallard duck -- ...

As the Florida Legislature warms up for its 2025 session, a highly controversial and regularly reappearing piece of legislation has been pre-filed — a bill to change Florida’s official state bird.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo and the ...

The mockingbird has been Florida's state bird since 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. The proposed change highlights the state's modern identity and the ...

The latest update to a periodic assessment of U.S. birds has once again sent out a distress signal. The 2025 State of the Birds report found 229 species, or approximately one-third of U.S. birds, are ...