Last updated on July 21st, 2023
31. Mississippi — Northern Mockingbird
The bird can imitate other birds, manufactured machines, and even frogs and toads.
![Northern Mockingbird with red berry in beak.](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mississippi-Northern-Mockingbird.jpg)
32. Pennsylvania — Ruffed Grouse
This bird species puff their feathers or beat their wings to make a drum-like sound to woo the females.
![Ruffed grouse female](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pennsylvania-Ruffed-Grouse.jpg)
33. Louisiana — Brown Pelican
Since they feed on fish, the birds nest in colonies along the Gulf Coast or the Pacific Coast.
![Pelicans. US state bird facts. Facts About 50 US State Birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Louisiana-Brown-Pelican.jpg)
34. Tennessee — Northern Mockingbird
The birds are known for making unique sounds, but you might not know that they serenade (entertain) their potential partners.
![Male and Female Northern Cardinals](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tennessee-Northern-Mockingbird..jpg)
35. Ohio — Northern Cardinal
When it comes to relationships, the bird sticks to one partner for life. But at times, they can ‘break up,’ and the bird will seek a suitable mate.
![Northern Cardinal. facts about US state birds. Facts About 50 US State Birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ohio-Northern-Cardinal..jpg)
36. Kentucky — Northern Cardinal
The bird is honored by several states, but it is also a popular mascot to several professional sports teams.
37. Virginia — Northern Cardinal
The male species can go bald as part of their molting cycle. However, they recover their plumage within a short duration.
38. Indiana — Northern Cardinal
It is a popular bird species not only as a state symbol but also among other birds. Northern cardinals are known to be social among other birds.
39. Maine — Black-Capped Chickadee
These birds have a complex call that mimics the traits of it being a language.
![A perched chickadee. Maine state bird](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Maine-Black-Capped-Chickadee.jpg)
40. South Carolina — Carolina Wren
This bird is hard to spot since it lives in highly vegetative areas. But it has a distinctive sound that you can easily notice.
![Trio of Carolina Wrens. Facts About 50 US State Birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/South-Carolina-Carolina-Wren.jpg)
41. West Virginia — Northern Cardinal
These birds are crimson mainly due to the food they ingest: seeds and berries. The seeds and berries give the birds carotenoids.
42. Maryland — Baltimore Oriole
The bird has black and orange colors, which also make an appearance on the flag of Maryland.
![Baltimore Oriole, facts about US state birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Maryland-Baltimore-Oriole.jpg)
43. Vermont — Hermit Thrush
The bird is short and stout, but when it sings, it produces a melancholy song that reverberates through the forest trees in the morning and evening.
![Cute Hermit Thrush bird. Facts About 50 US State Birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Vermont-Hermit-Thrush.jpg)
44. New Hampshire — Purple Finch
They are small and round, but they possess a strong beak that they use to break seeds.
![Male Purple Finch perched on a feeder. US state birds list](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/New-Hampshire-Purple-Finch.jpg)
45. Massachusetts — Black-Capped Chickadee
The role of the females is to build the nest. The male feeds their partners when they are building and during brooding.
![Black-Capped Chickadee](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dreamstime_s_900985-min.jpg)
46. New Jersey — American Goldfinch
These birds have bright yellow feathers that they shed twice a year.
![American goldfinch](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/New-Jersey-American-Goldfinch.jpg)
47. Hawaii — Nene
The birds are considered to be the guardians of the land.
![The Nene, or Hawaiin Goose. Facts About 50 US State Birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hawaiin-Goose.jpg)
48. Connecticut — American Robin
The birds roost together in the trees, and some roosts can have as many as 200,000 American Robins.
![Baby American Robin. facts about Us state birds. Connecticut state bird](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Connecticut-American-Robin.jpg)
49. Delaware — Blue Hen Chicken
The bird is not a chicken breed and does not belong to the chicken family.
![Delaware big blue hen. Facts About 50 US State Birds](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Delaware-Blue-Hen-Chicken.jpg)
50. Rhode Island — Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island Red hen species adapt in various environments.
![Rhode Island Red Chicken](https://c767113787.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rhode-Island-Red-Chicken.jpg)