List of U.S. county birds

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

References

1. Marilyn Smulyan "California Quail Named Official Bird of City of San Francisco" Bay Nature. July 1, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
2. "Official county symbols" Howard County, Maryland website. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
3. "Maryland at a Glance, Wildlife, Birds". Maryland Manual On-Line. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
4. Rosalind S. Helderman "A Push for Pr. George's To Impeach Pear Tree" Washington Post May 18, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2017.