Look For Florida, California, Texas, New York And Other State Birds

Have you ever wondered what your state bird is officially? You are at the right place! Did you know that some state birds were adopted by the state before the legislation was passed to make it official? Did you know that some states allowed school children to vote on their official state bird? The cardinal is the official state bird for seven states! Even the history of the state bird is fascinating!

Just for fun, check the list below to see if your birthday, or your children's, nieces/nephews or grandchildren's birthday correspond with the date the state bird was made official in your state, view also birds garden for childrens!

State	State Bird Common Name	Date Bird Adopted as State Bird
Alabama	Yellowhammer Woodpecker	September 6, 1927
Alaska	Willow Ptarmigan	February 4, 1955
Arizona	Cactus Wren	March 16, 1931
Arkansas	Mockingbird	March 5, 1929
California	California Valley Quail	June 12, 1931
Colorado	Lark Bunting	April 29, 1931
Connecticut	Robin	March 27, 1943
Delaware	Blue Hen Chicken	April 14, 1939
District of Columbia	Wood Trush	January 31, 1967
Florida	Mockingbird	April 23, 1907
Georgia	Brown Thrasher	April 6, 1935 (1970 official)
Hawaii	Nene	May 7, 1957
Idaho	Mountain Bluebird	February 28, 1931
Illinois	Cardinal	June 4, 1929
Indiana	Cardinal	March 9, 1933
Iowa	Eastern Goldfinch	March 22, 1933
Kansas	Western Meadowlark	June 30, 1937
Kentucky	Cardinal	February 17, 1926
Louisiana	Brown Pelican	July 27, 1966
Maine	Chickadee	April 16, 1927
Maryland	Baltimore Oriole plants for orioles	June 1, 1947
Massachusetts	Chickadee	March 21, 1941
Michigan	Robin	May 21, 1931
Minnesota	Loon	March 13, 1961
Mississippi	Mockingbird	February 23, 1944
Missouri	Bluebird	March 30, 1927
Montana	Western Medowlark	January 4, 1931
Nebraska	Western Medowlark	March 22, 1929
Nevada	Mountain Bluebird	April 4, 1967
New Hampshire	Purple Finch	April 25, 1957
New Jersey	Goldfinch	July 27, 1935
New Mexico	Roadrunner	March 16, 1949
New York	Bluebird	May 18, 1970
North Carolina	Cardinal	March 4, 1943
North Dakota	Western Meadowlark	March 10, 1947
Ohio	Cardinal	March 2, 1933
Oklahoma	Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher	May 26, 1951
Oregon	Western Meadowlark	July 18, 1927
Pennsylvania	Ruffed Grouse	June 22, 1931
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red Hen	May 3, 1954
South Carolina	Carolina Wren, plants for wrens	April 3, 1948
South Dakota	Ring-Necked Pheasant	February 13, 1943
Tennessee	Mockingbird	April 22, 1933
Texas	Mockingbird	January 31, 1927
Utah	California Seagull	1955
Vermont	Hermit Thrush	June 1, 1941
Virginia	Cardinal	January 15, 1950
Washington	Willow Goldfinch	March 19, 1951
West Virginia	Cardinal	March 7, 1949
Wisconsin	Robin	June 9, 1949
Wyoming	Western Meadowlark	February 5, 1927