Birds of North America

Did you know that April 25 is Go Birding Day?

We're celebrating by looking for photo representation – captured on an Olympus camera – of the birds of North America! We want to see the state birds of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, provinces of Canada, Mexico, and all of the countries in North America. Share your best bird photos with us using the upload link below and we'll share a gallery at the end of the month, with our favorite shots of each bird.

Learn the Official Birds for Each US State

  • Alabama: Yellowhammer

  • Alaska: Willow ptarmigan

  • Arizona: Cactus wren

  • Arkansas: Northern mockingbird

  • California: California quail

  • Colorado: Lark bunting

  • Connecticut: American robin

  • Delaware: Delaware Blue Hen

  • District of Colombia: Wood thrush

  • Florida: Northern mockingbird

  • Georgia: Brown thrasher

  • Hawaii: Hawaiian goose

  • Idaho: mountain bluebird

  • Illinois: Northern cardinal

  • Indiana: Northern cardinal

  • Iowa: Eastern goldfinch

  • Kansas: Western meadowlark

  • Kentucky: Northern cardinal

  • Louisiana: Brown pelican

  • Maine: Chickadee

  • Maryland: Baltimore oriole

  • Massachusetts: Black-capped chickadee

  • Michigan: American robin

  • Minnesota: Common loon

  • Mississippi: Northern mockingbird

 


 

  • Missouri: Eastern bluebird

  • Montana: Western meadowlark

  • Nebraska: Western meadowlark

  • Nevada: Mountain bluebird

  • New Hampshire: Purple finch

  • New Jersey: Eastern goldfinch

  • New Mexico: Greater roadrunner

  • New York: Eastern bluebird

  • North Carolina: Northern cardinal

  • North Dakota: Western meadowlark

  • Ohio: Northern cardinal

  • Oklahoma: Scissor-tailed flycatchers

  • Oregon: Western meadowlark

  • Pennsylvania: Ruffed Grouse

  • Rhode Island: Rhode Island Red

  • South Carolina: Carolina wren

  • South Dakota: Ring-necked pheasant

  • Tennessee: Northern mockingbird

  • Texas: Northern mockingbird

  • Utah: California gull

  • Vermont: Hermit thrush

  • Virginia: Northern cardinal

  • Washington: Willow goldfinch

  • West Virginia: Northern cardinal

  • Wisconsin: American robin

  • Wyoming: Western meadowlark

Learn the Official Birds for Each Canadian Province

  • Alberta: Great Horned Owl

  • British Columbia: Steller’s Jay

  • Manitoba: Great Gray Owl

  • New Brunswick: Black-Capped Chickadee

  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Atlantic Puffin

  • Northwest Territories: Gyrfalcon

  • Nova Scotia: Osprey

  • Nunavut: Rock Ptarmigan

  • Ontario: Common Loon

  • Prince Edward Island: Blue Jay

  • Quebec: Snowy Owl

  • Saskatchewan: Sharp-Tailed Grouse

  • Yukon Territory: Common Raven

Learn the Official Country Birds of North America

  • Mexico: Crested Caracara

  • United States of America: Bald Eagle