Birds Legislature Species United States 
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2015
When birders in the eastern United States see a flash of red up in the canopy or deep inside nearby bushes, more likely than not those crimson feathers belong to the iconic Northern Cardinal. I’m not the only one who appreciates the Northern Cardinal. ” That same sentiment is probably true for us all!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2016
We’re birding in the summertime, when a beautiful whistling calls catches our attention. Baltimore Orioles spend their winters in Florida, Central, and South America, and migrate north to breed in much of the Eastern United States. In 1947 , Maryland made the oriole its state bird. We all know the feeling.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2015
One of the state’s nicknames is “The Pelican State,” the bird is on the state’s flag, the state seal, the state painting (yes, apparently states have official paintings), as well as on one of Louisiana’s bicentennial coins.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2015
As I am a native of Maine, it is only fitting that my first state bird post is on the Black-capped Chickadee ( Poecile atricapillus ). This little songbird has a range that extends across the United States and Canada, and is a ubiquitous backyard feeder visitor. Hall wrote to the legislature with his suggestion.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2015
Everything is quiet and serene; a few bird calls here and there, the low buzzing of insects, the swish of a breeze through summer leaves is all you can hear. No, you have not stumbled upon a WWI re-enactment, but a startled Ruffed Grouse , the state bird of Pennsylvania. You are walking on a wooded path in Pennsylvania.
10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2015
After spending the weekend along the South Carolina coast, I can say with confidence that I saw dozens and dozens of South Carolina’s state bird: both the original and the current version. Though South Carolina first chose the Northern Mockingbird as its state bird, in 1948 the general assembly changed its mind.
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