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| State | Date Admit__No |
Capital | Bird | Flower | Nick (1) Name | ||||||
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| Delaware | 1787 12/07 |
1 | Dover | Blue Hen Chichen |
Peach Blossom |
First or Diamond | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 1787 12/12 |
2 | Harrisburg | Ruffed Grouse |
Mountain Laurel |
Keystone | |||||
| New Jersey | 1787 12/18 |
3 | Trenton | Eastern Goldfinch |
Purple Violet |
Garden | |||||
| Georgia | 1788 01/02 |
4 | Atlanta | Brown Thrasher |
Cherokee Rose |
Peach | |||||
| Connecticut | 1788 01/09 |
5 | Hartford | American Robin |
Mountain Laurel |
Nutmeg | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1788 02/06 |
6 | Boston | Chickadee | Mayflower | Bay | |||||
| Maryland | 1788 04/28 |
7 | Annapolis | Baltimore Oriole |
Black-eyed Susan |
Free | |||||
| South Carolina |
1788 05/23 |
8 | Columbia | Carolina Wren |
Carolina Yell Jessamine |
Palmetto | |||||
| New Hampshire |
1788 06/21 |
9 | Concord | Purple Finch |
Purple Lilac |
Granite | |||||
| Virginia | 1788 06/25 |
10 | Richmond | Cardinal | American Dogwood |
Old Dominion | |||||
| New York | 1788 07/26 |
11 | Albany | Bluebird | Rose | Empire | |||||
| North Carolina |
1789 11/21 |
12 | Raleigh | Cardinal | Dogwood | Tar Heel | |||||
| Rhode Island |
1790 05/29 |
13 | Providence | Rhode Island Red |
Violet | Ocean | |||||
| Vermont | 1791 04/04 |
14 | Montpelier | Hermit Thrush |
Red Clover | Green Mountain | |||||
| Kentucky | 1792 06/01 |
15 | Frankfort | Kentucky Cardinal |
Goldenrod | Bluegrass | |||||
| Tennessee | 1796 06/01 |
16 | Nashville | Mockingbird | Iris | Volunteer | |||||
| Ohio | 1803 03/01 |
17 | Columbus | Cardinal | Scarlet Carnation |
Buckeye | |||||
| Louisiana | 1812 04/30 |
18 | Baton Rouge | Pelican | Magnolia | Pelican | |||||
| Indiana | 1816 12/11 |
19 | Indianapolis | Cardinal | Peony | Hoosier | |||||
| Mississippi | 1817 12/10 |
20 | Jackson | Mockingbird | Evergreen Magnolia |
Magnolia | |||||
| Illinois | 1818 12/03 |
21 | Springfield | Cardinal | Violet | Prairie | |||||
| Alabama | 1819 12/14 |
22 | Montgomery | Yellow- hammer |
Camellia | Yellow- hammer | |||||
| Maine | 1820 03/15 |
23 | Augusta | Chickadee | White Pine Cone Tassel |
Pine Tree | |||||
| Missouri | 1821 08/10 |
24 | Jefferson City |
Bluebird | Hawthorn | Show Me | |||||
| Arkansas | 1836 06/15 |
25 | Little Rock | Mockingbird | Apple Blossom |
Land of Opportunity | |||||
| Michigan | 1837 01/26 |
26 | Lansing | Robin | Apple Blossom |
Wolverine | |||||
| Florida | 1845 03/03 |
27 | Tallahassee | Mockingbird | Orange Blossom |
Sunshine | |||||
| Texas | 1845 12/29 |
28 | Austin | Mockingbird | Bluebonnet | Lone Star | |||||
| Iowa | 1846 12/28 |
29 | Des Moines | Eastern Goldfinch |
Wild Rose | Hawkeye | |||||
| Wisconsin | 1848 05/29 |
30 | Madison | Robin | Wood Violet | Badger | |||||
| California | 1850 09/09 |
31 | Sacramento | California Valley Quail |
Golden Poppy |
Golden | |||||
| Minnesota | 1858 05/11 |
32 | St. Paul | Common Loon |
Showy Lady Slipper |
North Star | |||||
| Oregon | 1859 02/14 |
33 | Salem | Western Meadowlark |
Oregon Grape |
Beaver | |||||
| Kansas | 1861 01/29 |
34 | Topeka | Western Meadowlark |
Sunflower | Sunflower | |||||
| West Virginia |
1863 06/20 |
35 | Charleston | Cardinal | Rhododendron | Mountain | |||||
| Nevada | 1864 10/31 |
36 | Carson City | Mountain Bluebird |
Sagebrush | Sagebrush | |||||
| Nebraska | 1867 03/01 |
37 | Lincoln | Western Meadowlark |
Goldenrod | Cornhusker | |||||
| Colorado | 1876 08/01 |
38 | Denver | Lark Bunting |
Rocky Mtn Columbine |
Centenial | |||||
| North Dakota |
1889 11/02 |
39 | Bismarck | Western Meadowlark |
Wild Prairie Rose |
Sioux | |||||
| South Dakota |
1889 11/02 |
40 | Pierre | Ringnecked Pheasant |
American Pasque- flower |
Coyote | |||||
| Montana | 1889 11/08 |
41 | Helena | Western Meadowlark |
Bitterroot | Treasure | |||||
| Washington | 1889 11/11 |
42 | Olympia | Willow Goldfinch |
Coast Rhodo- dendron |
Evergreen | |||||
| Idaho | 1890 07/03 |
43 | Boise | Mountain Bluebird |
Syringa | Gem | |||||
| Wyoming | 1890 07/10 |
44 | Cheyenne | Meadowlark | Indian Paint- brush |
Equality | |||||
| Utah | 1896 02/04 |
45 | Salt Lake City |
Seagull | Sego Lily | Beehive | |||||
| Oklahoma | 1907 11/16 |
46 | Oklahoma City |
Scissor- tailed Flycatcher |
Mistletoe | Sooner | |||||
| New Mexico |
1912 01/06 |
47 | Santa Fe | Roadrunner | Yucca | Land of Enchantment | |||||
| Arizona | 1912 02/14 |
48 | Phoenix | Cactus Wren |
Saguaro Cactus Flower |
Grand Canyon | |||||
| Alaska | 1959 01/03 |
49 | Juneau | Willow Ptarmigan |
Forget- Me-Not |
The Last Frontier | |||||
| Hawaii | 1959 08/21 |
50 | Honolulu | Nene | Hibiscus (yellow) |
Aloha | |||||
| District of Columbia |
Note (2) | Wood Thrush |
American Beauty Rose |
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| Guam | Acquired 1898 |
- | Agana | Fruit Dove |
Bougainvillea | - | |||||
| Puerto Rico |
Acquired 1898 |
- | San Juan | Reinita | Maga | - | |||||
| American Samoa |
Acquired 1899 |
- | Pago Pago |
- | Paogo | - | |||||
| Virgin Islands |
Acquired 1917 |
- | Charlotte Amalie |
Yellow Breast |
Yellow Elder or Yellow Trumpet |
- | |||||
| Northern Marianas |
Acquired 1947 |
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