10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The legislature named the goldfinch the state bird in 1935 , sharing the designation with Washington and Iowa. Mentioning New Jersey often raises a snicker or a run down of all the drama and negative stereotypes that swirl around the Garden State, most of which are typified by the MTV hit show, “Jersey Shore.”
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2015
In short, pesticide use in the 1950’s and 1960’s almost wiped them from North America. In 1961 they stopped breeding in Louisiana and a few years later disappeared altogether, prompting the legislature to name them the state bird in 1966.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Still, it’s not hard to see why the Colorado legislature couldn’t resist the Lark Bunting when they named it the official state bird in 1931: they are absolutely striking. ” As with other at-risk birds, state designation gives added publicity to environmental problems behind a species’ decline.
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