State Guides to Birds

State Guides to Birds — page 3 — Arizona Cactus Wren The cactus wren has a unique way to stay safe from snakes coyotes and other predators It lives in a thorny home a cactus Arizona’s deserts are ﬁ lled with cacti where the bird makes its ball-shaped nests This large wren goes to the ground to search for insects fruit and seeds Sometimes it even ﬁ nds small lizards to eat Scientiﬁ c Name Campylorhrnchus brunneicapillus Length 7 8 5 inches 18 22 centimeters Year Made State Bird 1931 6

State Guides to Birds — page 4 — Arkansas Mockingbird The mockingbird is known for its original singing style Its complex songs include imitations of different sounds You might hear a siren dog barks or another bird’s song coming from a mockingbird It lives by the forest and in open areas where it ﬁ nds berries and insects to eat This bird is a popular choice for a state symbol It’s also the state bird of Florida Mississippi Tennessee and Texas See Florida p 12 Mississippi p 25 Tennessee p 39 and Texas p 40 Scientiﬁ c Name Mimus polyglottos Length 8 5 10 inches 22 25 centimeters Year Made State Bird 1929 7

State Guides to Birds — page 5 — California California Quail Along North America’s western coast lives the California quail This plump and small bird has a droopy black plume on its head It lives in large ﬂ ocks of around 50 to 75 birds When not ﬂ ying it spends much of its time on the ground There it looks for seeds plants and insects to eat It lives in grasslands where it can hide from harm in shrubs Even though it has short legs this bird can run fast If a predator is near it will burst into ﬂ ight with rapidly beating wings Scientiﬁ c Name Callipepla californica Length 9 11 inches 23 28 centimeters Year Made State Bird 1931 8

State Guides to Birds — page 6 — Colorado Lark Bunting Even though Colorado is known for its beautiful mountains the lark bunting is a prairie bird It is a kind of sparrow a small bird with a short beak With it this bird pecks at the ground for seeds and insects to eat The lark bunting migrates to Colorado for the spring and summer months Flocks arrive in April and head back south in September The males are the only sparrows that change color They turn from gray-brown to a striking black and white in the summer Scientiﬁ c Name Calamospiza melanocorys Length 7 inches 18 centimeters Year Made State Bird 1931 9

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