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An estimated 12,000 common loons reside in Minnesota. [5] A common loon is depicted on the state seal. [6] Originally, eight bird choices were proposed in the late 1940s, which in addition to the common loon included the eastern goldfinch, the mourning dove, the pileated woodpecker, the scarlet tanager, and the wood duck. [1]
Christmas tree cultivation is an agricultural, forestry, and horticultural occupation which involves growing pine, spruce, and fir trees specifically for use as Christmas trees . The first Christmas tree farm was established in 1901, but most consumers continued to obtain their trees from forests until the 1930s and 1940s.
The common loon is the state bird of Minnesota. This list of birds of Minnesota includes species documented in the U.S. state of Minnesota and accepted by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (MOURC). As of October 2020, there are 446 species included in the official list. Of them, 89 are classed as accidental, 41 are classed ...
CROSSLAKE, MINN. — An $18.5 million facility dedicated to the state bird is expected to break ground this fall and draw 200,000 visitors annually once doors to the Nation Loon Center open here ...
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Cassell's book of birds, ca 1875. The common loon appears on Canadian currency, including the one-dollar "loonie" coin and the previous series of $20 bills. [100] It is the provincial bird of Ontario. [101] It was designated the state bird of the U.S. state of Minnesota in 1961, [102] and also appears on the Minnesota State Quarter. [103]
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