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.
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.
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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.
10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2015
Though South Carolina first chose the Northern Mockingbird as its state bird, in 1948 the general assembly changed its mind. It turns out that the women’s clubs had already chosen the wren , but the legislature disagreed. Do I think they made the right decision? Carolina Wrens are directly influenced by climate change.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2015
No, you have not stumbled upon a WWI re-enactment, but a startled Ruffed Grouse , the state bird of Pennsylvania. The legislature named the grouse the state bird in 1931 , and as it is a game bird it is legal to hunt them in the fall and winter seasons.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2015
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. To try to regain the species, state officials even brought in fledglings from Florida , a program that continued until 1980 !
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.
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