A quick Google shows the (Northern) Cardinal to be the official state bird of seven states; Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. A further check shows a total of 888 distinct bird species in the U.S. to choose from. Somewhere in those facts is a point to be made.
A quick Google shows the (Northern) Cardinal to be the official state bird of seven states; Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. A further check shows a total of 888 distinct bird species in the U.S. to choose from. Somewhere in those facts is a point to be made.