# How often do you see your state bird? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 26, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324 "2017-04-26T21:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/1 "2017-04-26T21:14:44Z")
Ohio’s is the Cardinal and we have some living near so I see one every few weeks. The past week I have seen several mated pairs chirping around. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/2 "2017-04-26T21:26:56Z")
Indiana is also the cardinal - I see them all the time. Had a next outside my home office window last spring - but they seem to have moved out this year. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/3 "2017-04-26T21:28:23Z")
Quite a few cardinals in and around my yard here in Ohio. I hear them even more often than I see them. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/4 "2017-04-26T21:28:56Z")
Cardinals are also the North Carolina state bird, and I see them occasionally. One time a tree was cut down and later that afternoon I saw four or five them surrounding the stump, presumably perplexed and wondering where their tree went. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/5 "2017-04-26T21:33:09Z")
I see California quails all the time when I’m out hiking, so probably 4-5 times a month. ---
**Author:** ![greenmario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/97f17d/32.png) [@greenmario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenmario)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/6 "2017-04-26T21:33:39Z")
I see California Quails in my yard pretty often, which is great because I get a chuckle from seeing these comically round bird families scurrying around ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/7 "2017-04-26T21:41:03Z")
Roadrunners? Very rare. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/8 "2017-04-26T21:44:57Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > Cardinals are also the North Carolina state bird, and I see them occasionally. One time a tree was cut down and later that afternoon I saw four or five them surrounding the stump, presumably perplexed and wondering where their tree went. Hi neighbor, I’m in Raleigh. I probably see cardinals every day. I’m an amateur birder, so I’m always on the hunt for my feathered friends -of any species. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/9 "2017-04-26T21:49:18Z")
Oregon Western Meadowlark - hmmm - I could not tell you the last time I saw one. Been a while. Still raining and pretending to winter on though, so we haven’t been out looking yet. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/10 "2017-04-26T21:58:19Z")
I’m also in Ohio and I see a Cardinal almost every day in my backyard. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/11 "2017-04-26T22:01:30Z")
California quail - about once a week, more if you include hearing them. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/12 "2017-04-26T22:07:52Z")
Purple finch – I don’t think I’ve seen one yet. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/13 "2017-04-26T22:08:50Z")
I get bit by a few mosquitoes every year. Oh, you mean actual birds… well, I hear loons fairly often as there’s a pond by where I work, but I don’t see them… I can hear them, though… out there… somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/14 "2017-04-26T22:10:12Z")
Washington’s state bird is the _goldfinch_? Whaaaa? I literally haven’t seen a single one in the two years we’ve been here. Now bald eagles, those I see every day. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/15 "2017-04-26T22:11:13Z")
> [@greenmario](#): > > I see California Quails in my yard pretty often, which is great because I get a chuckle from seeing these comically round bird families scurrying around Us, too. Do you ever see any of the little chicks? They look like earthbound bumblebees. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/16 "2017-04-26T22:22:30Z")
Illinois is also the cardinal, and I see one maybe once a month? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/17 "2017-04-26T22:25:20Z")
Wisconsin’s is the robin. So, like every time I turn around for 3/4 of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/18 "2017-04-26T22:27:55Z")
Texas has the mockingbird and I see them around the house all the time. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/19 "2017-04-26T22:32:09Z")
Minnesota’s is the common loon, which isn’t very common where I live. I have seen them (though the last I saw one I was in Michigan and the last time I heard one I was in Wisconsin) When I lived in Wisconsin I saw robins fairly frequently Brian ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324/20 "2017-04-26T22:43:31Z")
I assume provinces can join in? Pretty sure I have never seen Alberta’s bird, the Great Horned Owl. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-see-your-state-bird/785324.md?page=2)