How to Use state bird in a Sentence

state bird

noun

• Robins, the state bird, can't dig for worms under piles of snow.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2018
• The cardinal is the state bird of seven states, the most of any species.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 7 July 2020
• The cardinal is the Ohio state bird and can be found in all 88 counties.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
• With so little color in nature at this time of year, the bright red of our state bird stands out.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2022
• One of those species is the California gull, Utah’s state bird.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
• The Yellowhammer Fund is named after the state bird, after all.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2019
• The black bear is the state animal, the sugar maple is the state tree, the cardinal is the state bird, and the rhododendron is the state flower.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2020
• Connecticut and Michigan also have the robin as their state birds.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
• With a state bird, insect, food, mineral and dance, how could Illinois not have a state rock?
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022
• Ohio and Kentucky have their own cups, adorned with flags, logos, state birds and, strangely, a traffic light.
  — Jordan Kellogg, Cincinnati.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Alaskans have long joked that the unofficial state bird is the mosquito.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022
• 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
• Believe it or not, the California Gull is Utah's state bird!
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
• Since 1927, the northern mockingbird has been classified as the state bird.
  — Sylvia Gurinsky, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• Six other states also claim the cardinal as their state bird.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
• The brown thrasher is the Georgia state bird, not to be confused with Philly’s finest, the loading dock, Winston-smoking pigeon.
  — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• The essentials: Buckeyes, football, Lake Erie and a cardinal, the state bird.
  — Jordan Kellogg, Cincinnati.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Starting in 1927, state birds began to be selected by states.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• Many of these are the brown pelicans, which—adding insult to tragedy—is Louisiana's state bird.
  — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2010
• Western meadowlark The western meadowlark is Wyoming's state bird.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• My best friend from back east has been nagging at me for years to get a chickadee tattoo in honor of the Massachusetts state bird.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 1 May 2021
• Massachusetts’ state bird, the black-capped chickadee, is among scores of birds expected to disappear from parts or all of the state by 2050.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
• Mosquitoes are often referred to as the state bird, and some of those found in Alaska are large enough to nearly qualify.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022
• Our state bird, the willow ptarmigan, is a perfect example.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2018
• Others are perfectly adapted to our Sonoran desert like the cactus wren, our state bird.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Florida scrub-jay came close to becoming the official state bird several times since the late 1990s.
  — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2022
• Examples include the lark bunting, Colorado’s state bird, and the wood thrush, a migratory bird that breeds in Eastern forests.
  — New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
• But as the ancient Alaskan joke goes, the real state bird is actually the mosquito, the common and evil skeeter that haunts Alaska in hordes and leaves a plague of itchy bites in its wake.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2020
• Suggestions for a new state bird are all over the map, but four main contenders have emerged: the Florida scrub jay, flamingo, osprey and roseate spoonbill.
  — Curt Anderson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Nov. 2021
• Nearly five million people live in Alabama, which takes its state nickname from the name of its state bird, the yellowhammer.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 7 June 2020

Last Updated: 22 Sep 2024