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The northern cardinal is the state bird of Virginia. This list of birds of Virginia includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Virginia by the Virginia Avian Records Committee of the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VARCOM). As of January 1, 2022 the list contained 487 species and four species pairs.
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven U.S. states, more than any other species: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia; although in each case the particular state just refers to the bird as "cardinal".
Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state 's, district's or territory's government. The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was ...
The northern cardinal is the state bird of West Virginia. This list of birds of West Virginia includes species documented in the U.S. state of West Virginia and accepted by the West Virginia Bird Records Committee of the Brooks Bird Club (BBC). As of July 2021 the published list contained 354 species. [1] Of them, 65 are classified as rare ...
As of 29 June 2024, there are 236 cardinals, 125 of whom are cardinal electors. The most recent consistory for the creation of cardinals was held on 30 September 2023, when Pope Francis created 21 cardinals, including 18 cardinal electors. [5] Seán Patrick O'Malley was the most recent cardinal elector to turn 80, on 29 June 2024; and Polycarp ...
Virginia Beach City. Bayside High School. Cape Henry Collegiate School. Catholic High School. Chesapeake Bay Academy. First Colonial High School. Frank W. Cox High School. Floyd E. Kellam High School. Green Run High School.
This is a list of symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. Most of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. The state nickname, The Old Dominion, is the oldest symbol. However, it is the only symbol that is not official.
The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. Summer tanager, Piranga rubra (R) Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea; Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis; Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus