“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.” – John Muir
United States:
We are so fortunate in the United States to have some amazing national parks, wildlife refuges, local parks, and nature centers. The gallery below contains all the state birds.
Alabama: Northern Flicker 
Alaska: Willow Ptarmigan 
Arizona: Cactus Wren 
Arkansas: Mockingbird California: Quail Colorado: Lark Bunting 
Connecticut: American Robin 
Delaware: Blue Hen Chicken Florida: Mockingbird Georgia: Brown Thrasher Hawaii: Nene 
Idaho: Mountain Bluebird 
Illinois: Northern Cardinal Indiana: Northern Cardinal 
Iowa: Eastern Goldfinch 
Kansas: Western Meadowlark Kentucky: Northern Cardinal 
Louisiana: Brown Pelican Maine: Black-Capped 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: American Goldfinch 
New Mexico: Greater Roadrunner New York: Eastern Bluebird North Carolina: Northern Cardinal North Dakota: Western Meadowlark Ohio: Northern Cardinal Oklahoma: Scissor Tailed Flycatcher 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
