Official State Birds from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)
Official State Birds (all birds and fowl)
| Official birds listed by state. (List by state or year) | ||||
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State |
Name | Designated as | Year | Sharing states |
| Alabama | Yellow-hammer | State bird | 1927 | |
| Alabama | Wild turkey | Official state game bird | 1980 | MassachusettsOklahomaSouth Carolina |
| Alaska | Alaska willow ptarmigan | Official bird | 1955 | |
| Arizona | Coues' cactus wren | State bird | 1931 | |
| Arkansas | Mocking bird | State bird | 1929 | FloridaMississippiTennesseeTexas |
| California | California valley quail | Official bird and avifaunal emblem | 1931 | |
| Colorado | Lark bunting | State bird | 1931 | |
| Connecticut | American robin | State bird | 1943 | MichiganWisconsin |
| Delaware | Blue hen chicken | Official bird | 1939 | |
| Florida | Mockingbird | State bird | 1927 | ArkansasMississippiTennesseeTexas |
| Georgia | Brown thrasher | Official Georgia state bird | 1970 | |
| Georgia | Bobwhite quail | Official Georgia state game bird | 1970 | MissouriTennessee |
| Hawaii | Nene | Official bird | 1957 | |
| Idaho | Mountain bluebird | State bird | 1931 | |
| Idaho | Peregrine falcon | State raptor | 2004 | |
| Illinois | Cardinal | Official state bird | 1929 | IndianaKentuckyOhioNorth CarolinaVirginiaWest Virginia |
| Indiana | Cardinal | Official state bird | 1933 | IllinoisKentuckyOhioNorth CarolinaVirginiaWest Virginia |
| Iowa | Eastern goldfinch | State bird | 1933 | New Jersey |
| Kansas | Western meadow lark | Official bird | 1937 | MontanaNebraskaNorth DakotaOregon |
| Kentucky | Kentucky cardinal | Official state bird | 1926 | IllinoisIndianaOhioNorth CarolinaVirginiaWest Virginia |
| Louisiana | Brown pelican | Official bird | 1966 | |
| Maine | Chickadee | Official bird | 1927 | Massachusetts |
| Maryland | Baltimore oriole | State bird | 1947 | |
| Massachusetts | Chickadee | Bird or bird emblem | 1941 | Maine |
| Massachusetts | Wild turkey | Game bird and game bird emblem | 1991 | AlabamaOklahomaSouth Carolina |
| Michigan | Robin red breast | Official state bird | 1931 | ConnecticutWinsconsin |
| Minnesota | Common loon | Official bird | 1961 | |
| Mississippi | Mockingbird | State bird | 1941 | ArkansasFloridaTennesseeTexas |
| Mississippi | Wood duck | State waterfowl | 1974 | |
| Missouri | Bluebird | Official bird | 1927 | New York |
| Missouri | Bobwhite quail | Official game bird | 2007 | GeorgiaTennessee |
| Montana | Western meadowlark | Official bird | 1931 | KansasNebraskaNorth DakotaOregon |
| Nebraska | Western meadowlark | State bird | 1929 | KansasMontanaNorth DakotaOregon |
| Nevada | Mountain bluebird | Official state bird | 1967 | |
| New Hampshire | Purple finch | Official state bird | 1957 | |
| New Jersey | Eastern goldfinch | State bird | 1935 | Iowa |
| New Mexico | Chaparral bird | Official bird | 1949 | |
| New York | Bluebird | Official bird | 1970 | Missouri |
| North Carolina | Cardinal | Official state bird | 1943 | IllinoisIndianaKentuckyOhioVirginiaWest Virginia |
| North Dakota | Western meadowlark | Official bird | 1947 | KansasMontanaNebraskaOregon |
| Ohio | Cardinal | Official bird | 1933 | IllinoisIndianaKentuckyNorth CarolinaVirginiaWest Virginia |
| Oklahoma | Scissor-tailed flycatcher | State bird | 1951 | |
| Oklahoma | Wild turkey | State game bird | 1990 | AlabamaMassachusettsSouth Carolina |
| Oregon | Western meadowlark | Official bird | 1927 | KansasMontanaNebraskaNorth Dakota< |
| Pennsylvania | Ruffed grouse | Official state game bird | 1931 | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island red | Official state bird | 1954 | |
| South Carolina | Carolina wren | Official bird | 1948 | |
| South Carolina | Wild turkey | Official wild game bird | 1976 | AlabamaMassachusettsOklahoma |
| South Carolina | Wood duck | Official state duck | 2009 | Mississippi |
| South Dakota | Ring-necked pheasant | Official State bird | 1943 | |
| Tennessee | Mockingbird | Official state bird | 1933 | ArkansasFloridaMississippiTexas |
| Tennessee | Bobwhite quail | Official state game bird | 1988 | GeorgiaMissouri |
| Texas | Mockingbird | State bird | 1927 | ArkansasFloridaMississippiTennessee |
| Utah | California gull | State bird | 1955 | |
| Vermont | Hermit thrush | State bird | 1941 | |
| Virginia | Cardinal | State bird | 1950 | IllinoisIndianaKentuckyNorth CarolinaOhioWest Virginia |
| Washington | Willow goldfinch | Official bird | 1951 | |
| West Virginia | Cardinal | Official bird | 1949 | IllinoisIndianaKentuckyNorth CarolinaOhioVirginia |
| Wisconsin | Robin | State bird | 1949 | ConnecticutMichigan |
| Wyoming | Meadowlark | State bird | 1927 | |
 The Cardinal takes first place for the most popular bird of the United States. Seven states have chosen the cardinal as their state bird; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; North Carolina; Ohio; Virginia; West Virginia. |
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 We have a tie for second place; the western meadowlark and the mockingbird. Five states have decided that the western meadowlark will be their official state bird. Those states are Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oregon. The mockingbird also garnered the official state bird designation from five states; Arkansas; Florida; Mississippi; Texas; Tennessee. |
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 The winner of the third place ribbon for the most popular state bird is perhaps somewhat surprising. The wild turkey garnered an official state bird designation from four states; Alabama; Massachusetts; Oklahhoma; and South Carolina. |
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 Each State Bird is perched upon the official State Flower in the State Birds & Flowers 1000-pc Puzzle. This great 24x30 inch, 1000 piece puzzle is fun, educational, and makes a wonderful gift. Purchase this puzzle directly from NETSTATE.COM the home of ALL the SYMBOLS. |
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 United Tweets of AmericaHudson Talbott United Tweets of America: 50 State Birds Their Stories, Their Glories, by Hudson Talbott. 64 pages. Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (May 1, 2008) Reading level: Ages 6+. Hilarious tribute to state birds! Welcome to the United Tweets Pageant! This colorful parade of state birds competing to be Top Tweet will have readers of all ages laughing aloud. From Alabama’s Yellowhammer to Wyoming’s Meadowlark, each bird is a winner—and each bird loves to show off the state it calls home. Hudson Talbott has created an inspired introduction to states and their birds. His vibrant, detailed illustrations infuse the birds’ interactions with energy and humor, making this a great way to spark kids’ interest in United States history, geography, and, of course, wildlife! |
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 Guide to Birding Hot Spots of the United States National Geographic Guide to Birding Hot Spots of the United States, by Mel White. 99 pages. Publisher: National Geographic (March 21, 2006) Boasting more than 220 full-color illustrations and maps, this is the perfect practical companion to the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. A must-have for birders everywhere, it's as useful at home as on the road, pinpointing the best places to see more than 400 species of birds from coast to coast. A veritable pocket atlas of avian information, this guide will be equally useful to the novice just starting a lifelist and the advanced birder in search of an especially elusive species or a new and unique place to enjoy this enormously popular activity. |
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 The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation, by Daniel J. Lebbin, Michael J. Parr, George H. Fenwick. 456 pages. Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (November 15, 2010) Whether we live in cities, in the suburbs, or in the country, birds are ubiquitous features of daily life, so much so that we often take them for granted. But even the casual observer is aware that birds don’t fill our skies in the number they once did. That awareness has spawned conservation action that has led to notable successes, including the recovery of some of the nation’s most emblematic species, such as the Bald Eagle, Brown Pelican, Whooping Crane, and Peregrine Falcon. Despite this, a third of all American bird species are in trouble—in many cases, they’re in imminent danger of extinction. The most authoritative account ever published of the threats these species face, The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation will be the definitive book on the subject. The Guide presents for the first time anywhere a classification system and threat analysis for bird habitats in the United States, the most thorough and scientifically credible assessment of threats to birds published to date, as well as a new list of birds of conservation concern. |
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