Through history, states like Florida have developed lists of official state symbols. These symbols represent the fabric of the state and they are used to establish clarity when it comes to the ...

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Members of the Wildlife Conservation Club at Seminole High School urged a Senate committee recently to make the Florida Scrub-Jay the state bird. And the committee’s vote was unanimous.

Through history, states like Florida have developed lists of official state symbols. These symbols represent the fabric of the state and they are used to establish clarity when it comes to the ...