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What is the State Bird of Nevada?

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The Mountain Bluebird is one of the most striking birds in the United States, and is the state bird of both Nevada and Idaho. During breeding months they are usually found in open areas, from sea level all the way up to 12,500 feet. million breeding birds.

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. A California Condor soaring over the Grand Canyon in Arizona.