Examples of state bird in a Sentence
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Officially called the nutmeg mannikin by the California Bird Records Committee when added to the official state bird list in 2013, it is also known as the spice finch, or spotted munia.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
Connecticut and Michigan also have the robin as their state birds.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
Western meadowlark The western meadowlark is Wyoming's state bird.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
For decades, bird enthusiasts have urged Florida legislators to name the scrub-jay as the official state bird.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
Starting in 1927, state birds began to be selected by states.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
More:Six things to know about the Wisconsin state bird, the American robin More:Smith: Wild turkey restoration adds rich dimension to spring in Wisconsin Husband-and-wife Doug and Jessica Crofton of St. Francis first spotted and photographed the bird at 5 p.m. Saturday.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
The chickadee – Maine’s state bird – is both acrobatic and tame: With patience it can be trained to eat from one’s hand.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
The students pointed out that Florida is the only state that does not have an official state bird, even though many people incorrectly believe the mockingbird has that designation.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
Connecticut and Michigan also have the robin as their state birds.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
Western meadowlark The western meadowlark is Wyoming's state bird.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
For decades, bird enthusiasts have urged Florida legislators to name the scrub-jay as the official state bird.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
Starting in 1927, state birds began to be selected by states.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
More:Six things to know about the Wisconsin state bird, the American robin More:Smith: Wild turkey restoration adds rich dimension to spring in Wisconsin Husband-and-wife Doug and Jessica Crofton of St. Francis first spotted and photographed the bird at 5 p.m. Saturday.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
The chickadee – Maine’s state bird – is both acrobatic and tame: With patience it can be trained to eat from one’s hand.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
The students pointed out that Florida is the only state that does not have an official state bird, even though many people incorrectly believe the mockingbird has that designation.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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state bird
noun
: a bird selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.
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