State Birds
The naming of state birds began in 1927 (or 1926) due to campaigning by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The last state bird was named in 1973. I started drawing US state and territory birds from curiosity about why a bird was chosen and any relationship to historical timelines. It was hard to imagine that people were choosing state birds during so much war and conflict.
8 x 8 inches, gouache, prismacolor, pen & ink
![American Goldfinch_prismacolor.gouache.ink.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/9cea2b3c-fd58-4088-8b0a-40a65c912fab/American+Goldfinch_prismacolor.gouache.ink.jpg)
![Bluebird.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/3ddce91a-4424-46a7-b720-7e734b063bd6/Bluebird.jpg)
![Brown Thrasher_gouache.ink.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/d78e9066-e9e7-48e2-8088-3519f4a3a519/Brown+Thrasher_gouache.ink.jpg)
![Cactus Wren_gouache.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/127123f4-cb45-47de-b4ba-2ffeb02b59cf/Cactus+Wren_gouache.jpg)
![Mockingbird_goauche.ink.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/12cf6cbe-ab49-4304-ab19-a4e86941cd58/Mockingbird_goauche.ink.jpg)
![Northern Flicker.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/812e710d-eff9-4195-a3fa-69ed69ab7c2c/Northern+Flicker.jpg)
![Robin.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/ee62f8cb-47c3-426e-9a8f-0779326c87cf/Robin.jpg)
![Wood Thrush.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6189839704ae442c7ad863bc/a437c052-458b-48cd-9643-e96ee9e835b2/Wood+Thrush.jpg)