List of U.S. county birds explained

This is a list of official birds of United States counties and county-level governments organized by state.

California

• Lake County, California - great blue heron, Ardea herodias (unofficial)
• San Francisco County, California - California quail, Callipepla californica^[1]

Maryland

• Howard County, Maryland - American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis^[2]
• Montgomery County, Maryland - American robin, Turdus migratorius^[3]
• Prince George's County, Maryland - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis^[4]

New York

• Nassau County, New York - osprey, Pandion haliaetus
• Westchester County, New York - blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata

See also

• List of national birds
• List of U.S. state birds
• List of official city birds

Notes

1.The city and county of San Francisco are a single government, so the city bird is a county bird.

Notes and References

1. Marilyn Smulyan "California Quail Named Official Bird of City of San Francisco" Bay Nature. July 1, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
2. https://www.howardcountymd.gov/About-HoCo/County-Symbols "Official county symbols"
3. http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/wildlife/birds/html/birds.html "Maryland at a Glance, Wildlife, Birds"
4. Rosalind S. Helderman "A Push for Pr. George's To Impeach Pear Tree" Washington Post May 18, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2017.