America Breeding Legislature United States 
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
.” While certain New Jersey decisions may be dubious, their state bird, the American Goldfinch, is a beautiful choice. The legislature named the goldfinch the state bird in 1935 , sharing the designation with Washington and Iowa. The populations of American Goldfinch are doing well throughout their range.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2016
Baltimore Orioles spend their winters in Florida, Central, and South America, and migrate north to breed in much of the Eastern United States. In 1882 the legislature passed special provisions to protect the bird, decades before the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2015
Brown Pelicans are also an example of a conservation success story – aided by Louisiana’s official state bird designation. In short, pesticide use in the 1950’s and 1960’s almost wiped them from North America.
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