List of U.S. state birds

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List of U.S. state birds

This is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's legislature. The selection of state birds began in 1927, when the legislatures for Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
, Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, Maine

Maine

The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....
, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
, Texas

Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
and Wyoming

Wyoming

The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....
selected their state birds. The last state to choose its bird was New York

New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
in 1970, although the Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.Adults have a white belly....
had beaten the American Robin

American Robin

The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, is a bird migration songbird of the true thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related....
in a statewide survey 42 years previously. People in states such as Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, Maine

Maine

Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
sometimes jokingly declare the mosquito

Mosquito

Mosquitoes are common flying insects in the family Culicidae that are found around the world. There are about 3,500 species. They have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and six long legs....
to be the unofficial state bird.

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This is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's legislature. The selection of state birds began in 1927, when the legislatures for Alabama

Alabama

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, Maine

Maine

Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
, Texas

Texas

Wyoming

New York

Eastern Bluebird

The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.Adults have a white belly....
had beaten the American Robin

American Robin

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, Minnesota

Minnesota

Maine

Alaska

Mosquito

State U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....	State bird	Binomial nomenclature Binomial nomenclature In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is called binominal nomenclature , binary nomenclature , or the binomial classification system....	Year
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	Yellowhammer Northern Flicker The Northern Flicker is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground.... aka Northern Flicker (state bird)	Colaptes auratus	1927
	Wild Turkey Wild Turkey The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey , the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America.... (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	1980
Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....	Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	1955
Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	Cactus Wren Cactus Wren The Cactus Wren is the largest North American wren, and is 18-23 cm long.Unlike the smaller wrens, the Cactus Wren is easily seen. It has the loud voice characteristic of wrens....	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus	1973
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	Mockingbird Northern Mockingbird The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This species was first described by Carolus Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Turdus polyglottos.... aka Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	1929
California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	California Quail California Quail The California Quail, Callipepla californica, also known as the California Valley Quail or Valley Quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family....	Callipepla californica	1931
Colorado Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	Lark Bunting Lark Bunting The Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys, is a medium-sized American sparrow. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Calamospiza ....	Calamospiza melanocorys	1931
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	American Robin American Robin The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, is a bird migration songbird of the true thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related....	Turdus migratorius	1943
Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....	Blue Hen of Delaware	Gallus gallus	1939
District of Columbia	Wood Thrush Wood Thrush The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a North American passerine bird. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American Robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico....	Hylocichla mustelina	1938
Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	Mockingbird Mockingbird Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family . They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession....	Mimus polyglottos	1927
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....	Brown Thrasher Brown Thrasher The Brown Thrasher , sometimes erroneously called the Brown Thrush, is a species of thrasher, part of a family of New World birds that includes New World catbirds and mockingbirds.... (state bird)	Toxostoma rufum	1928
	Bobwhite Quail Bobwhite Quail The Northern Bobwhite, Virginia Quail or Bobwhite Quail is a ground-dwelling bird native to North America and northern Central America and the Caribbean.... (state game bird)	Colinus virginianus	1970
Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	Nene Nene Nene may refer to:The River Nene in EnglandThe Rolls-Royce Nene, a jet engineThe Hawaiian Goose, also called the Nene.Nene , a Seminole Indian word meaning "street"... or Hawaiian Goose Hawaiian Goose The Hawaiian Goose or Nene, Branta sandvicensis, is a species of goose Endemism in birds to the Hawaiian Islands. It shares a recent common ancestor with the Canada Goose ....	Branta sandvicensis	1957
Idaho Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	Mountain Bluebird Mountain Bluebird The Mountain Bluebird is a medium-sized bird weighing about an ounce, with a length from 15-20 cm . They have light underbellies and black eyes....	Sialia currucoides	1931
Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	Cardinal Northern Cardinal The Northern Cardinal or Redbird is a North American bird in the Cardinalidae family . It is found from southern Canada through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico to northern Guatemala and Belize.... aka Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1928
Indiana Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	Cardinal Cardinal (bird) The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North America and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....	Cardinalis cardinalis	1933
Iowa Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	Eastern Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	1933
Kansas Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark.Adults have yellow underparts, with a black "V" on the breast, and white flanks which are streaked with black....	Sturnella neglecta	1933
Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	Northern Cardinal Northern Cardinal The Northern Cardinal or Redbird is a North American bird in the Cardinalidae family . It is found from southern Canada through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico to northern Guatemala and Belize....	Cardinalis cardinalis	1942
Louisiana Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	Eastern Brown Pelican Brown Pelican The Brown Pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106-137 cm in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg and has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m ....	Pelecanus occidentalis	1966
Maine Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee The is a small, common songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.The genus name Poecile has often been treated as feminine ; however, this was not specified by the original genus author Johann Jakob Kaup, and under the ICZN the genus name must therefore be treated by default as masculine, giving the name ending atricapillus...	Poecile atricapilla	1927
Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	Baltimore Oriole Baltimore Oriole The Baltimore Oriole, *Icterus galbula*, is a small icterid which is on average 18 cm long and weighs 34 g. This bird received its name from the fact that the male's colors resemble those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore....	Icterus galbula	1947
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee The is a small, common songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.The genus name Poecile has often been treated as feminine ; however, this was not specified by the original genus author Johann Jakob Kaup, and under the ICZN the genus name must therefore be treated by default as masculine, giving the name ending atricapillus...	Poecile atricapilla	1941
	Wild Turkey Wild Turkey The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey , the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America.... (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	1991
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	American Robin American Robin The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, is a bird migration songbird of the true thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related....	Turdus migratorius	1931
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	Common Loon	Gavia immer	1961
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	Mockingbird Mockingbird Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family . They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession....	Mimus polyglottos	1944
	Wood duck Wood Duck The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is about 19 inches in length with an average wingspan of 29 inches.... (state waterfowl)	Aix sponsa	1974
Missouri Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	Eastern Bluebird Eastern Bluebird The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.Adults have a white belly....	Sialia sialis	1927
Montana Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark.Adults have yellow underparts, with a black "V" on the breast, and white flanks which are streaked with black....	Sturnella neglecta	1941
Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....	Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark.Adults have yellow underparts, with a black "V" on the breast, and white flanks which are streaked with black....	Sturnella neglecta	1929
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	Mountain Bluebird Mountain Bluebird The Mountain Bluebird is a medium-sized bird weighing about an ounce, with a length from 15-20 cm . They have light underbellies and black eyes....	Sialia currucoides	1967
New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	Purple Finch Purple Finch The Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, is a small finch of the Rosefinch genus....	Carpodacus purpureus	1957
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	Eastern Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	1935
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	Roadrunner Greater Roadrunner The Greater Roadrunner is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is one of the two Geococcyx species in the genus Geococcyx, the other Lesser Roadrunner.... aka Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	1949
New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	Eastern Bluebird Eastern Bluebird The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.Adults have a white belly....	Sialia sialis	1970
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	Cardinal Cardinal (bird) The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North America and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....	Cardinalis cardinalis	1943
North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....	Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark.Adults have yellow underparts, with a black "V" on the breast, and white flanks which are streaked with black....	Sturnella neglecta	1970
Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	Cardinal Cardinal (bird) The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North America and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....	Cardinalis cardinalis	1933
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a long-tailed insect-eating bird closely related to the kingbirds.Adult birds have gray upper parts and light underparts with pinkish flanks....	Tyrannus forficatus	1951
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark.Adults have yellow underparts, with a black "V" on the breast, and white flanks which are streaked with black....	Sturnella neglecta	1927
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	Ruffed Grouse Ruffed Grouse The Ruffed Grouse, *Bonasa umbellus*, is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska....	Bonasa umbellus	1931
Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....	Rhode Island Red Chicken	Gallus gallus	1954
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	Mockingbird Mockingbird Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family . They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession.... (former state bird)	Mimus polyglottos	1939 - 1948
	Carolina Wren Carolina Wren The Carolina Wren is a common species of wren resident in the eastern half of the USA, the extreme south of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico....	Thryothorus ludovicianus	1948
	Wild Turkey Wild Turkey The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey , the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America.... (state wild game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	1976
South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	1943
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	Mockingbird Mockingbird Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family . They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession....	Mimus polyglottos	1933
	Bobwhite Quail Bobwhite Quail The Northern Bobwhite, Virginia Quail or Bobwhite Quail is a ground-dwelling bird native to North America and northern Central America and the Caribbean.... (state wild game bird)	Colinus virginianus	1987
Texas Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	Mockingbird Mockingbird Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family . They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession....	Mimus polyglottos	1927
Utah Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	California Gull California Gull The California Gull Larus californicus is a medium-sized gull, smaller than the Herring Gull but larger than the Ring-billed Gull.Adults are similar in appearance to the Herring Gull, but have a smaller yellow bill with a black ring, yellow legs, brown eyes and a more rounded head....	Larus californicus	1955
Vermont Vermont Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....	Hermit Thrush Hermit Thrush The Hermit Thrush is a medium-sized North American Thrush . It is not very closely related to the other North American bird migration species of Catharus, but rather to the Mexico Russet Nightingale-thrush....	Catharus guttatus	1941
Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	Cardinal Cardinal (bird) The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North America and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....	Cardinalis cardinalis	1950
Washington Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	Willow Goldfinch American Goldfinch The American Goldfinch , also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family . It is bird migration, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.... aka American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	1951
West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	Cardinal Cardinal (bird) The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North America and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....	Cardinalis cardinalis	1949
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	American Robin American Robin The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, is a bird migration songbird of the true thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related....	Turdus migratorius	1949
Wyoming Wyoming The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....	Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark.Adults have yellow underparts, with a black "V" on the breast, and white flanks which are streaked with black....	Sturnella neglecta	1927